The decision is related to the maintenance of aircraft and the cut of aid to the country by the USA.
On the Boyacá bridge, 205 years of the Battle of Boyacá and 214 years of the National Army were commemorated. The event was attended by the President of the Republic Gustavo Petro and the Vice President and Minister of Equality, France Márquez.
Military sources confirmed to RCN Radio that 22 ‘Black Hawk’ helicopters of the Anti -Narcotics Police will remain on land, after the suspension of the economic resources that the US delivers. for maintenance in the coming months.
Apparently, these aircraft had been donated by the US Legal and Anti -Narcotics Affairs Office (INL), or also known as “Plan Colombia”, They were dedicated to eradication work. It will also be verified if fuel resources are suspended.
Read also:Air sinister in Washington: “We do not believe there are survivors,” says authorities
It should be noted that this decision is related to the announcement of the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who recently indicated that all the help abroad was going to be frozen, except Egypt and Israel.
MI17 helicopters
As for 19 MI17 helicopters of the National Army that have also been on land for more than two years in the Tolemaida military base, RCN Radio knew that the American company Vertol Systems Company Inc. would be responsible for maintaining said aircraft. Apparently, the contract with this company has a value of USD $ 32.4 million.
Can read:Day without a car and without a motorcycle in Bogotá 2025: these are the cars that can come out
It is worth mentioning that The maintenance of the fleet mi 17 have not been able to perform,Because the old Russian company in charge is in the so -called ‘Clinton’ list, which prevents signing this type of commercial hiring.
“As for the Mi 17, the fact of being in a company anywhere in the world included in the US Treasury Department list (OFAC), prevents us from establishing financial relations, commercial with those companies. This is what happened with the Russian companies that maintained the aircraft. For that reason, we have no possibility to continue developing the relationships for maintenance with these companies, “said Defense Minister Iván Velásquez.
Source: Integrated information system
