Last year, Chavez stated that Russia would deliver 5 Kilo class 636 diesel submarines to Venezuela, 10 more Su-30MK fighter aircrafts and 5, 000 Dragunov sniper riffles.

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It has acquired the second (of four) Kilo class submarines.

ECONOMIST: China

China has bought 12 Russian Kilo-class diesel attack submarines.

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