politics
diciembre 29, 2025
En medio de tensiones con EE. UU., Venezuela destruyó aeronave sospechosa en frontera con Colombia
La Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB) reportó este lunes la destrucción de una aeronave en medio de un operativo llevado a cabo en el estado de...
TL;DR
- The FANB destroyed a twin-engine aircraft in Apure state, near the Colombian border.
- The aircraft was found on an improvised clandestine airstrip.
- It entered Venezuelan territory without identification codes or a flight plan.
- The aircraft was declared hostile and destroyed in situ.
- This is part of Venezuela's efforts to control its airspace, with 31 aircraft immobilized in 2025 and 422 since May 2012.
- Venezuelan law allows for the interception and destruction of unidentified aircraft deemed hostile.
- Recent tensions between Venezuela and the US are mentioned, including US blockades and seizures of Venezuelan oil.