>Gerans for Venezuela? What Would Change if Russia Supplied Drones? (Rybar)
>With rising U.S. military activity in the Caribbean, one question looms large: how would Venezuela respond in a real confrontation? The answer may lie in Russia’s evolving UAV capabilities.
>Imagine Venezuela receiving 2,000 Geran drones. With that arsenal, Caracas could threaten U.S. military bases across the Caribbean—and under the right conditions, even reach the U.S. mainland.
>What could Gerans hit from Venezuelan territory?
>Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba: home to up to 50 naval vessels and 5,000 personnel. The LCS-21, one of its ships, is currently operating off Venezuela’s coast.
>Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico: a key U.S. Army base. Nearby Muñiz Air National Guard Base houses P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft.
>St. Croix Air National Guard Base, U.S. Virgin Islands: a logistics node occasionally visited by B-52 bombers.
>Melgar Air Base, Colombia: where U.S. special forces instructors are stationed.
>And from western Venezuela or offshore barges?
>Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida: home to F-15s, F-16s, and C-130s. It can also host B-52s.
>Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras: headquarters of Joint Task Force-Bravo.
>AUTEC, Bahamas: a key U.S. Navy test site for nuclear submarines and deep-sea technology.
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