Colombia deepened its military ties with Israel in the late 80’s by purchasing a group of Kfir fighter jets. The war planes… are able to launch laser-guided bombs.
But as Colombia’s fleet of 22 Kfir fighter jets becomes older it also relies more frequently on maintenance from its Israeli manufacturers
So while Columbia could potentially buy new armaments from other places it might be difficult buying replacement parts for these planes. Also since Columbia’s air force is dependent on these fighters buying new fighters means retraining everyone from pilots to maintenance crews. That’s a serious undertaking. If you’ve ever switched phones from iPhone to Android you know the difficulty in muscle memory vs a new GUI layout. Imagine having that difficulty at 30,000 ft going mach 1 (I made those numbers up as just an illustration).