The revelation on the F-35 occurred just hours after the Pentagon accused Venezuela of a “highly provocative” flight this Thursday of combat planes on a war ship of the United States Navy
The United States ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 combat aircraft on a Puerto Rico airfield to perform operations against drug cartels, sources told the Reuters news agency.
In this way, the USA adds more fire power to the intensification of US military operations in the Caribbean that are fanning the tension with Venezuela.
The new deployment adds to an already intense US military presence in southern the Caribbean, while President Donald Trump fulfills his campaign promise to end the groups to be assigned to channel drugs to the United States.
The revelation on the F-35 occurred just hours after the Pentagon accused Venezuela of a “highly provocative” flight this Thursday of combat planes on a war ship of the United States Navy.
This also follows an American military attack on Tuesday that killed 11 people and sank a ship from Venezuela that, according to Trump, transported illegal drugs.
At all times, the Trump administration has sought to link Nicolás Maduro with drug trafficking, accusations that Caracas denies.
More specifically, Trump has accused Maduro of directing the band of Aragua, which his administration designated as a terrorist organization in February.
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The Venezuelan Ministry of Communications did not respond to a request for comments on the F-35 or the accusations that Venezuelan combat planes flew over an American war ship.
The sources, which spoke on condition of anonymity about the last American deployment, indicated that the 10 combat aircraft are sent to perform operations against designated drug organizations operating in the south of the Caribbean. The airplanes are expected to arrive in the area at the end of next week, they said.
The F-35 are very advanced furtive fighters and would be very effective in the fight against the Venezuelan Air Force, which includes F-16 aircraft.
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*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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