Hugo Chavez says two dozen Russian fighters can defeat the US Navy:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says 24 Sukhoi fighter jets have been delivered to Venezuela — and are ready to defend his country from “imperialist” aggressions.
Chavez claims the U.S. Navy’s Fourth Fleet poses a threat to Venezuela, and he’s vowing to push forward with a multibillion-dollar arms buildup aimed at dissuading a possible U.S. military strike. . .
U.S. officials deny Washington has designs on Venezuela.
The article doesn’t say what model the planes are, but Wikipedia says they’re Su-30MK2s. I understand it’s a decent plane (by non-Western standards), but not something that could go toe-to-toe with the US Navy in the unlikely event of a military showdown, particularly in such small numbers.
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