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The Ministry of Defense of Venezuela before the end of 2011 intends to create the 25 th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, for service which would take infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3 and BTR-80 Russian-made reports Infodefensa. Formation of teams will be in the military budget for fiscal year 2011. The new team will be located in La Fria Tachira province and will become part of the 2 nd Infantry Division. It clarifies the TSAMTO, the Venezuelan government previously spent about $ 15 billion purchase of foreign weapons and military equipment. In particular, Russia has been purchased 92 T-72M1M, 240 armored vehicles BMP-3 and BTR-80. In addition, the Ministry of Defense planned to buy a multiple launch rocket systems "Tornado" and anti-aircraft missile systems S-300. In October 2010, Russia agreed to provide Venezuela's export credit in the amount of four billion dollars to buy arms and military equipment of Russian origin. What kind of weaponry to Venezuela planned to acquire the funds, not specified. Earlier it was reported that Russia has transferred Venezuela 1,800 portable anti-aircraft missile complexes "Igla-S". Over the past few years, Venezuela has bought Russian arms and military equipment at five billion dollars. This amount consists of 24 Su-30MK2V, Mi-17V5, Mi-26T2 and Mi-35m2, and a hundred thousand Kalashnikov rifles. In 2009, Russia offered Venezuela a loan of 2.2 billion dollars to buy 92 T-72 tanks and a number of multiple launch rocket systems "Tornado".
