10 January 2026

Over 150 warplanes and a secret drone: the air power behind Maduro’s bold capture


US deployed over 150 aircraft, stealth drones and cyber units in operation to capture Venezuelan president, using F-35s, bombers and a controversial 'blackout bomb' to disable Venezuela’s defenses and plunge Caracas into darkness

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York courtroom for the first time Monday night, days after he was captured in a dramatic U.S. military operation. Brought into the courtroom in shackles, Maduro identified himself in Spanish, declaring: “I am the President of the Republic of Venezuela. I was kidnapped. I am innocent.”

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