Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Venezuelan Navy was born as a coastal defense force during the beginning of the Venezuelan War of Independence.In May 1810, Commander Lino de Clemente, a veteran officer of the Spanish Navy who joined the April 1810 coup against the colonial government, was appointed the first Minister of Defense of the republic and began the long building of the armed forces including the formation of the ...
The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana - FANB) of Venezuela are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the President) and the Minister of Defense. In addition to the army, navy, and air force there is also a national guard and national militia primarily focused on internal security.
Naval Infantry's equipment is the same standard issue as the rest of the armed forces, excluding Special Forces armaments. Armored units and heavy equipment of the Naval Infantry is the following: Armor 8x8 VN-1 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier. *China (all delivered 2015) [5] NORINCO VN18 Amphibious Light Tank and VN16 Amphibious Assault APC.
12 in active service shared with the Navy Naval Infantry [2] Russia: S-125 Pechora-2M: Medium range surface-to-air missile: 24 modernized systems in active service [3] Russia: S-300VM: Transportable anti-ballistic missile system 2 Units in one air defense battalion Soviet Union: ZU-23-2: Twin 23mm AA 300 [4] units ordered from Russia in 2009.
Satellite images show Venezuela has bolstered its military presence near the border with Guyana, despite Caracas saying it would pursue a diplomatic avenue to try and resolve the long-standing ...
The Strategic Operations Command of Venezuela was founded by the late President Hugo Chávez on 26 September 2005, replacing the Unified Command of the National Armed Forces (CUFAN). [1] Its mandate is to be the operational command for any operations that can be conducted by the National Armed Forces.
Two Russian naval ships docked Tuesday in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira after exercises in the Atlantic Ocean that Moscow said were to “show the flag” in remote, important regions, and an ...
The Military Academy of the Bolivarian Navy (in Spanish Academia Militar de la Armada Bolivariana), is an academy to train future officers of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela. Established in 1811, it is Venezuela's and America's oldest existing naval academy. At the end of training, the successful naval cadet graduates as an Officer of the Navy ...