The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) disabled, in the Pedro Camejo municipality, Apure state, an unidentified hostile aircraft associated with drug trafficking that violated Venezuelan airspace, reported the head of the Fanb’s Strategic Operational Command (Ceofanb), Domingo Hernandez Larez.
Through his account on the social network Twitter, Hernández Lárez specified that the aircraft flew over without identification or flight plan, and was navigating with a disconnected transponder.
With this action, the FANB has disabled, so far in 2023, 11 aircraft that have violated national sovereignty.
“In the Pedro Camejo municipality of Apure state, #FANB disables an unidentified hostile aircraft associated with drug trafficking, for violating Venezuelan airspace, lacking a flight plan and navigating with a disconnected transponder, being No. 11 of the year 2023,” the newspaper published. Chief of the Ceofanb.
In this way, the FANB guarantees the defense and sovereignty of the country, protecting the airspace from illegal incursions by groups linked to drug trafficking.
“Venezuela is a democratic State of law and justice, we will not be a platform for drug trafficking,” said Hernández Lárez.
“The #FANB will guarantee the independence and sovereignty of the Nation and will ensure the integrity of the geographical space, through military defense. Venezuela is a democratic State of law and justice, we will not be a platform for drug trafficking“added the Chief of Ceofanb.
He also stressed that the FANB implements high-tech equipment to provide an immediate response and activate comprehensive aerospace power, in order to safeguard the country’s sovereignty.
“#FANB has the technological platform and the necessary equipment to provide an immediate response and activate comprehensive aerospace power, in the event of targets of interest and hostile invading aircraft, in order to protect our national sovereignty,” said the Chief of Ceofanb.
Disabled aircraft in Alta Guajira
On March 27, the FANB also disabled in Alta Guajira, Zulia state, a aircraft fixed-wing aircraft, for violating aerospace control provisions.
According to the Chief of Ceofanb, who in a message on Twitter, explained that the Beechcraft brand aircraft, model Baron B-58, was without visible acronyms (unidentified).
Faced with this incursion, the Chief of the Ceofanb said that the FANB will continue to guarantee “sovereignty and national independence through the military defense and will ensure the integrity of the geographic space. Independence or nothing.
FANB active in defense of sovereignty
The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) remains active protecting all the aquatic, terrestrial and air spaces of the country, to guarantee respect for the sovereignty of the Venezuelan territory.
By December 2022, it had shot down a total of 42 illegal aircraft for violating the Airspace Comprehensive Defense Control Law, through the Comprehensive Aerospace Defense Command.
So far in 2023, the FANB has disabled 11 illegal aircraft that have violated the airspace of the national territory.
