Venezuela Operation Opens U.S. Access To Russian Weapons

It will give the Pentagon new opportunities.

Following the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the United States has said it is ready to temporarily take over the country until power is safely transferred. This could give America access to Russian weapons.

This is reported by Defence Express.

As the publication notes, if a government loyal to the US is formed in Caracas, US military and defense experts could gain access to the full arsenal of the Venezuelan armed forces.

In particular, Russian weapons that the Russian Federation has supplied to the country over the past few years. This gives the Pentagon an opportunity to study in detail the systems that have long remained an object of interest to U.S. intelligence.

What weapons are of interest to the U.S.

Analytics name among the most valuable samples the S-300VM surface-to-air missile systems supplied by Russia in 2013 as part of two divisions. In addition, in October 2025, Russia transferred an unspecified number of Pantsir and Buk-M2 systems to Venezuela, which were previously in service with the country.

At the same time, some of the Russian air defense systems could have been destroyed during the U.S. operation near Caracas. The released videos show, in particular, the defeat of at least one Buk-M2 surface-to-air missile system.

The Su-30MKV fighters, which Venezuela began receiving in 2006, are of particular interest to the United States. Now the country still has 21 such airplanes in service. Also, U.S. specialists can get access to R-77 air-to-air missiles, which are considered one of the most advanced in the Russian arsenal.

In addition, the potential interest of the U.S. extends to 300-mm Smerch multiple rocket launchers, Iranian Mohajer-6 reconnaissance and strike drones and Chinese VN-16 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles.

The new Venezuelan government will have to decide on the future fate of a significant fleet of armored vehicles and artillery from the Russian Federation, which are difficult to maintain without Russian participation. Some of these weapons may eventually be decommissioned, sold, or lose combat capability. At the same time, Washington is probably interested in gradually disarming one of South America's most powerful armed forces and converting the country to U.S. weapons systems.

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