The British patrol ship "Trent" recently came to the disputed waters of Guyana and Venezuela to monitor the situation. Venezuela strongly opposed this move, sending part of its air force warplanes to the forward airfield and putting ** in combat readiness. Although the "Trent" patrol ship carried only one * * and a few small guns, its arrival triggered Venezuelan ** Maduro to order a targeted military exercise, sending aircraft and ** for deployment. However, after staying for a few days, the patrol ship has already left the sea area. Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino ordered part of the Air Force to return to the previous military base.
The move shows that Britain has limited capacity to support the region, and that it seems unrealistic for them to regain their former influence across the ocean. Britain was a colony of Guyana until 1966, but it still has strong ties with it. Therefore, it is a storm that Venezuela must go through if it wants to retake the disputed Essequibo. Despite the fact that Britain sent one or two patrol ships and frigates, the Su-30MK2 fighters in Venezuela were fully equipped to counter them. Venezuela has 22 Su-30MK2 fighters and is strongly supported by Russia.
Against this backdrop, Britain's support in the region pales in comparison. It is worth noting that Britain is no longer the empire of the past, they are short of ** and need to be dispersed in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and against the US-backed Houthis. They even have to pick quarrels and provoke trouble in Asia. They were able to send only one patrol ship to the area as a sign of support for Guyana. However, Venezuela's air and navy are strong, with 4 frigates imported from Italy, 4 patrol ships, 6 missile boats, 2 submarines and 4 tank landing craft, among others. With the air force operation, it is more than enough to deal with these British "face ships".
Thus, with the withdrawal of the British patrol ships, the Venezuelan combat-ready aircraft returned to the bases.