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September 23/15: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is reported external link external link to be planning a purchase of a dozen Su-30 fighters, along with equipment from China. The Venezuelan Air Force operates 23 Su-30MK2 external link external link multirole fighters, following a crash of one of these last week. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the loss, Maduro stated external link external link that he would talk with Vladimir Putin to acquire a replacement for the lost Su-30 as well as the twelve new fighters. The aircraft in service were procured from Russia as part of a $3 billion arms sale, following a refusal by then-President George Bush to sell replacement parts for the country’s fleet of F-16s.

When you won't buy food for your people I guess you better buy arms to keep them in line!