http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB3Z5VZ0CE.htmlCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's defense minister has signed a deal to buy Chinese radar systems, the latest in a series of military purchases by the government of President Hugo Chavez.
The Chinese-made long range surveillance radars will be used by Venezuela's air force, defense officials said Friday.
Defense Minister Adm. Ramon Orlando Maniglia and Qu Huimin, the vice president of China's Electronics Import and Export Corp., signed the accord Thursday, the state-run Bolivarian News Agency reported.
The deal also includes the purchase of "other air security equipment" such as radios, and the possibility of renting a satellite communications system, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The cost of the deal was not disclosed.
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