John Hill
The Russian-made air defence systems which Nicolas Maduro, the captured Venezuelan President, touted in October last year proved ineffective against US Special Forces on the night of the 3 January 2026.
There are widespread reports and analysis assessing the total failure of the Venezuelan military’s anti-air capability – which leans on the legacy S-300VM air defence system – to shoot down low-flying MH-47 Chinook helicopters.
However, American operational success must not encourage complacency among Nato, warned Dr Tom Withington, an associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute in London and a senior non-resident fellow at the Nato defence college in Rome.
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