Venezuela acquired C-802A anti-ship missiles from China
Prevented by international sanctions from buying Western-made equipment, the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolas Maduro is more aligned than ever with China, Iran and Russia as it seeks new equipment to modernise its armed forces.
Recent video footage from 25 September, released to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Strategic Command Operations of the National Armed Forces (CEOFANB in Spanish), underlines this situation.
Clips from the video indicated that Venezuela has acquired and is currently operating the C-802A anti-ship cruise missile system from China. Military personnel were shown loading and firing the missile from a Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela vessel (pictured).
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