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Venezuela: Kalashnikov AK-103 [14] 7.62×39mm: Produced under license [14] purchased in 2006 with ammunition for $52 million. Two contracts signed in 2006 for $474.6 million to produce AK-103s. [14] Standard issue assault rifle. Belgium: FN FNC: 5.56×45mm NATO: Also used by the commandos of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB). France: FAMAS F1 ...
The Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela [28] (Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela, UMBV), was created by initiative of the National Federal Government, through the efforts of the late President Hugo Chávez, with the firm intention to promote a strategic vision for the country and accelerate the thinking and the military ...
The mission of the Strategic Operations Command of Venezuela is to assist the Venezuelan National Armed Forces in geographical and aerospace operations. [2] Part of its responsibility is providing a unified national air defense capability, as well as for holding joint exercises to enhance combat readiness.
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Model Image Type Origin Quantity Notes Norinco VN-4: Armoured Personnel Carrier China 656: Originally 141 purchased in 2012, [2] with additional 50 in 2013. [3] 300 more ordered during the 2014 Venezuelan protests, [4] 165 more ordered during the 2017 Venezuelan protests [5]
Neither Venezuela nor Guyana have militaries that are ready for a full-scale war – but that may not stop Nicolás Maduro from manufacturing a crisis. Venezuela’s military may prompt a crisis ...
The Bolivarian Army of Venezuela (Spanish: Ejército Bolivariano), is the land arm of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. [2] Also known as Bolivarian Army ( Ejército Bolivariano , EB), its role is to be responsible for land-based operations against external or internal threats that may put the sovereignty of the nation at risk.
The U.S. also supplied military overflights monitoring Venezuelan troop and other activities at the height of tensions in December, in the days leading up to a Dec. 3 referendum in Venezuela that ...