Venezuela to Receive 6 Chinese light attack Fighter Planes in January
Written by admin on February 19th, 2009CARACAS - Venezuela will take delivery in 2010 of the first six of eight K-8 Karakorum trainer or light attack planes it bought from China, to be used in the antidrugs fight, a military official said Feb. 11.
“In January 2010, we will have the first six in Venezuela, and before the middle of 2010 there will be 18 flying in Venezuelan airspace,” said Gen. Jesus Gonzalez, who leads the Operational Strategic Command.
The two-seater will be test flown by Venezuelan pilots in China before they are taken apart and shipped to Venezuela, he added.
Russia, China and Belarus are Venezuela’s main military suppliers.
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