A diplomat said they were used primarily to store and maintain Soviet military equipment.
It was given the best Soviet equipment, and new T-34 tanks to do the job.
In the 1970s the air force switched to Soviet equipment.
The Libyan ground forces had a large amount of mostly Soviet equipment in service.
And India, whose military was built with Soviet equipment, needs to buy them.
Other Soviet equipment and weapons were used by the government.
Trade between the two countries did not significantly increase and the credits were mainly linked to the purchase of Soviet equipment.
First, they concluded that Soviet equipment and methods did not suit their needs.
Another possible channel for the supply of Soviet equipment was Libya.
In the end, the guerrillas destroy a large amount of Soviet equipment.