Venezuela has deployed a Russian S-300 missile battery near Caracas

The Bolivarian National Army of Venezuela (FANB) has deployed a Russian-made S-300 missile battery near Caracas, the Israeli defense consultancy said on Sunday. ImageSat International (ISI).

According to satellite images taken on March 20 and posted on the company's Twitter account, the missile defense shield went into operation at Captain Manuel Ríos' air base after a series of tests conducted in February 2019, as part of the maneuvers of the Bicentenario de Angostura launched by the regime of Nicolás Maduro.

In total, they were detected five S-300VM missile launchers, capable of shooting down enemy planes or ballistic missiles, as well as a 9s32ME radar system.

"Venezuela increases its operational availability because of regional tensions", This is the conclusion of the ISI.

The deployment of the S-300 during the maneuvers of the Bicentenario Angostura, conducted in a context of extreme political tension in this country of South America, This had already been reported but it was not known if it would be temporary, during the course of the exercises, and if instead, there would have been an increase in Venezuelan defenses.

Also ISI, qwho operates EROS satellites manufactured by the Israeli defense industry, published in February images of the landing and badembly of the S-300 at the base Capitán Manuel Ríos.

But the truth is that The FANB has been on the alert since the Venezuelan National Assembly appointed Juan Guaidó as interim president of the country to take over the executive power and call free elections. directly against the Maduro regime, whose re-election in 2018 has been criticized for being illegitimate.

In this respect, EThe United States, Canada, Europe and most Latin American countries mobilized to recognize Guaidó as legitimate and legitimate president of Venezuela, calling Maduro to pbad the power.

While Russia, China, Cuba, Turkey and Iran, among others, have lent their support to the Chavez regime.

In this context of geopolitical auctions between the great powers, the possibility of you started to circulatea military intervention of foreign troops in Venezuela, allegedly led by the United States. Russia extends military support to Maduro, promising new flights of Tu-160 nuclear bombers, like the one carried out in December, and increased cooperation.

The S-300 is a defensive system of ground-to-air missiles developed in the 1970s by the Soviet Union. He has received many updates to become one of the most effective weapons of its kind, although it is not the most modern today.

Each battery consists of a series of launchers, radars and a command center. It works in a automated with the ability to shoot down ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and military planes.

Its most modern version, the S-300VM, has a range of 200 kilometers and is used for air defense bases and strategic infrastructure. They are deployed by Russia, Egypt and Venezuela.