The Venezuelan Air Force signalled its intention to join the small club of countries that can build their own military aircraft in early December, announcing plans already under way to build a new manufacturing facility. The new facility will initially produce trainer aircraft, but an air force statement hinted at the possibility of using the manufacturing plant to build other types of aircraft, saying the facility will provide "an infrastructure, teams and indispensable tools to manufacture airplanes in the country"
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 07 December 2006]
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 07 December 2006]
