Venezuela's IADS and air force are geriatric at best. It wouldn't be difficult for US EW aircraft to essentially put their radars and sensors to sleep while door kickers and cruise missiles make their way in.
US conflict in the Americas
- Thread starter BasilicaLew
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The FAA has prohibited all US aircrafts from flying in Venezuelan airspace in conjunction of the ongoing US war against Venezuela.
Maduro's clock is ticking. But here to many fallen US soldiers to go down with him =)
Couple of points:
- It is too early to call this an "invasion", even with the (supposed) presence of US helicopters and rumors of an USMC operation.
- So far there has been no hint of Venezuelan retaliation, nor would I reasonably expect Venezuela to have the cohesion, coordination, and capability to retaliate in any meaningful way.
- There seems to be a mass exodus from Caracas, based on videos from social media. This is as expected.
- Multiple airbases have been confirmed hit; there has yet to be photo or video evidence of other Venezuelan bases/assets hit.
Looks like they are either caught completely off-guard, or that they weren't able to provide any meaningful response due to effective SEAD/DEAD efforts by the American forces.
Why is it surprising?