"Renaissance of a whole class of weapons". An expert explains the unexpected consequences of a strike on Venezuela

One of the factors that ensured the success of the US operation in Venezuela was the use of helicopter assault. About this in the commentary LIGA.net ivan Kyrychevsky, a soldier of the 413th Reid Regiment and a Defense Express weapons expert, said.

According to him, a helicopter landing, which was carried out under conditions of surprise, played a significant role in the special operation in Venezuela.

"After this operation, it seems that helicopters are not going anywhere from the arms arena, despite the fact that many have tried to bury them. There was a sudden resurgence of helicopters as a class of weapon," he said.

Kyrychevsky also recalled that in 2024, the French army aviation began experimenting with the integration of drones into light helicopters. The goal of these experiments was to turn the helicopter into a UAV carrier, which, in turn, was to search for and destroy targets.

"The French did such experiments, the Russians did such experiments. I think that the Defense Forces will also have to do something similar in the near future, because, as we can see, it is too early to bury helicopters," he concluded.

• Earlier, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kane saidthe US military said that the operation in Venezuela "involved more than 150 aircraft" that took off from different parts of the Western Hemisphere in close coordination to "bring interdiction forces into the center of Caracas, while maintaining the element of tactical surprise".
• On the night of January 3, explosions were heard in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. It was reported about partial power outages and overflights by aircraft.
• President of the United States Donald Trump said that the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro grabbed and taken out of Venezuela.