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As usual, every time you open your mouth, you make a fool of yourself. Vietnam could only wish that it could have the military technology that Italy has. By the way, the beggars and the petty crime are the refugees, half a million arrived to Italy just this year. You can't even see the...

Vietnam Wants to Buy OPV from Fincantieri 13 April 2016 http://defense-studies.blogspot.com/2016/04/vietnam-wants-to-buy-opv-from.html Commandante class OPV (photo : Wikiwand) A spokesman for Defence Company Fincanteri (Italy) has reaffirmed that Vietnam Navy special attention to the...

In Vietnam, the Ghost of Agent Orange Still Looms Large http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/in-vietnam-the-ghost-of-agent-orange-still-looms-large/ Some nights, the illuminated oval-shaped building hovering over a thick row of trees keeps Trinh Bui Kokkoris, 48, restless. Each time she looks out of...

Nice comparison of 4 islands with runways in the Spratlys

Likewise :cheers:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! :bounce::chilli::chilli::bounce:

Vietnam Acquires Two Early Warning Aircraft with ELTA Radar Vietnam will buy at least two early-warning C-295 AEW&C aircraft to enhance the ability to control the South China Sea airspace Ami Rojkes Dombe | 30/05/2016...

Vietnam to build radar satellites TUOI TRE NEWS UPDATED : 12/18/2016 11:11 GMT + 7 http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/38623/vietnam-to-build-radar-satellites Vietnam is set to launch two radar satellites in 2019 and 2022, marking the country’s major advancement in space technology. The two...

Third US Warship Visits Vietnam’s Cam Ranh International Port Visit a reminder of the increased defense collaboration between the two sides. http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/third-us-warship-visits-vietnams-cam-ranh-international-port/ By Prashanth Parameswaran December 16, 2016 A third U.S...

Trump tells Vietnam prime minister he hopes ties will grow stronger By My Pham https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-tells-vietnam-prime-minister-hopes-ties-grow-051524450.html HANOI (Reuters) - In a telephone call, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told Vietnam's prime minister he wanted to...

Exclusive: China installs weapons systems on artificial islands - U.S. think tank By David Brunnstrom ReutersDecember 14, 2016 https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-china-installs-weapons-systems-artificial-islands-u-140752120.html?ref=gs View photos A satellite image shows what CSIS Asia...

U.S. ready to confront Beijing on South China Sea: admiral By Colin Packham https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-ready-confront-beijing-south-china-sea-admiral-044649089.html?ref=gs SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United States is ready to confront China should it continue its overreaching maritime claims in...

The whole establishment is getting exposed, I love it. He is attacking the F-35 program now and he is right, the whole thing is a waste and the whole military procurement process is rigged, the buyers at the pentagon make sweetheart deals for the defence companies, after which, they quit their...

Welcome back, long time no see:welcome:

SOUTH CHINA SEA EQUATION Wednesday, 07 December 2016 | http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/edit/south-china-sea-equation.html Growing India-Vietnam ties good for the region In what can be called an upgradation of defence ties between India and Vietnam, both the countries, represented by...

First of all, the training in India is because VN is getting ready to buy SU-30SM which is a bit similar to what India has in many ways and that's the main reason for the training. I can't say who is better since there is no external feedback about VN pilots, but Indian pilots are known to be...

India to train Vietnam’s Sukhoi fighter pilots Dinakar Peri NEW DELHI: DECEMBER 06, 2016 02:40 IST http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/India-to-train-Vietnam’s-Sukhoi-fighter-pilots/article16765719.ece Rajeev Bhatt In a further boost to its growing defence ties with Vietnam, India has...

Some people think that Trump is not very interested in Asia affairs and that he will not confront China and therefore, Vietnam should get closer to China, but the following article (and his communication with Taiwan's president) seems to indicate otherwise: Trump unloads on China in Twitter...