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Venezuela’s Broken Air Defense: A playground for Cartels, China, and Iran

by June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025

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Venezuela’s skies are wide open — and the consequences reach far beyond its borders.

A newly obtained strategic report reveals that over 60% of Venezuela’s air defense radars are out of service, drug cartels operate with near impunity, and China and Iran selectively prop up Nicolás Maduro’s regime — not to protect Venezuelans, but to shield his grip on power.

For Americans concerned about national security, regional stability, and the unstoppable flow of narcotics into the United States, these revelations should ring alarm bells in Washington.

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A defense system in ruins.

According to testimonies from active Venezuelan air force officers — whose identities remain protected for their safety — more than half of the country’s Chinese-made radars are offline. Fighter jets barely fly. Only a handful of old F-16s remain airworthy, and the once-prized Russian SU-30s sit idle for lack of parts.

The few operational aircraft and surveillance drones focus solely on defending Caracas and an offshore island sanctuary, La Orchila — the regime’s inner circle hideaway — leaving the rest of the nation’s skies open to traffickers and foreign flights.

The MSI2 index, which assesses military readiness, gives Venezuela’s air defense a pitiful 2 out of 10.

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The Cartel of the Suns: The true masters of Venezuela’s airspace.

Worse still, this power vacuum is not accidental. Venezuela’s notorious Cartel of the Suns, a network of high-ranking military officers deeply involved in cocaine trafficking, has infiltrated air defense command centers.

This cartel manipulates radar downtime, coordinates with corrupt local commanders, and guarantees that drug planes cross Venezuela undetected. Many of these flights head straight for clandestine airstrips in Mexico — establishing a lucrative narco-corridor to the U.S. border.

The recent crash of a cartel-linked private jet — killing the wife and daughter of the air defense chief — exposes the rot and rivalries tearing through Maduro’s corrupted military elite.

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China and Iran: Selective helpers, not allies.

While Venezuela’s socialists brag about “anti-imperialist” alliances, the truth is more cynical. China barely provides spare parts anymore — and uses civilian contractors to disguise its involvement. Iran has stepped in, deploying drones and electronic warfare tech, but only to secure the regime’s immediate perimeter.

Ordinary Venezuelans see no benefit. The rest of the country’s airspace remains a Wild West for drug smugglers and armed groups.

A threat far beyond Venezuela.

This chaos is not Venezuela’s burden alone. It is America’s problem too. Drug planes cross the Caribbean and Central America with ease. Mexican gangs receive shipments in remote airstrips — often with a wink and nod from corrupt local officials — then push cocaine northward, feeding the opioid epidemic, cartel violence, and the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Meanwhile, Iran’s entrenchment in Venezuela provides Tehran with a forward base in the Americas — a chilling reminder that rogue states will exploit failed regimes wherever they can.

Time for a hard Look at hemispheric security.

Venezuela’s hollowed-out military cannot project power abroad, but its criminalized leadership and foreign backers threaten the entire region’s stability.

As this report concludes, only deep institutional cleansing and a complete rebuild of the defense system can restore national sovereignty. Until then, cartels, dictators, and hostile states will continue to use Venezuela as a launchpad for crime and covert influence — right in America’s backyard.

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The post Venezuela’s Broken Air Defense: A playground for Cartels, China, and Iran appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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