Venezuelan Aviation Commander Brigadier General Luis José
Berroterán Acosta said two more Sukhoi-30 warplanes purchased
from Russia are arriving in Venezuela this month, for a total
of 14 units.
Before year's end, he said, other four warplanes are expected
to arrive in Venezuela. Supply is expected to be completed
in 2008. "The plan of purchases is contracted and ready,"
he stressed.
The officer said Venezuelan flight instructors are trained,
and the new pilots who are to fly the Sukhoi-30s are completing
the final training program.