SIPRI Institute issued a report today about the weapons that Vietnam will receive in 2015. I got the report from SOHA.VN and here is the Google translation from Vietnamese:
SIPRI Report: The new weapons that Vietnam will receive in 2015
07/01/2014
(Soha.vn) - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently published a detailed report on the procurement of weapons in Vietnam.
In the report,
the institute for the first time shows the statistical category of new weapons that Vietnam will receive in 2015 in addition to receiving a full 8
Su-30MK2 remaining of the 3rd contract of 12 aircraft and 2
Kilo 636 next. Specifically as follows:
1. The long-range air defense system S-300PMU2 Favorite
In 2012, Vietnam has signed a contract with Russia for the purchase of four long-range S-300 PMU2 air defense system with S-150 missiles 48N6E2, contracts worth SIPRI estimated $ 480 million.
S-300PMU2 Favorite (NATO: SA-20B) was first introduced in 1997, this is the improved version of the S-300PMU1 with extended operating range up to 195 km thanks 48N6E2 equipped the new generation missile. S-300PMU2 capable against not just short range ballistic missiles, but also tactical ballistic missile medium range.
S-300PMU2 use system command and control vehicle commander 83M6E2 54K6E2 including radar and fire control radar 64N6E2 comes 30N6E2 targeted search can optionally use any altitude surveillance radar and radar 96L6E start the car 76N6 low self-propelled launcher or launcher pull 5P85TE2 5P85SE2 as S-300PMU1.
2. Middle-range air defense systems Buk-M2E 9K37M2E
Contract purchased 6 medium air defense systems Buk-M2E mobile with 200 9M317 missile was signed between Vietnam and Russia in 2012, an estimated contract value of $ 400 million.
Buk-M2E version of Vietnam will be placed on wheeled chassis rather like the Russian onslaught.Buk is a series of missile systems are not self-propelled medium was developed by the Soviet Union and Russia. This system is designed to destroy cruise missiles, guided bombs and airplanes, Buk is the successor of the 2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful). The first version of Buk accepted in military equipment Soviet Union and Russia with code GRAU designation is 9K37 (U.S. and NATO SA-11 Gadfly).
Since being put into equipment, Buk system has been improved constantly upgraded with the latest version 9K37M2 called Buk-M2 (SA-17).
A standard Buk battalion consists of one command vehicle; 1 reconnaissance station / start control stick and placed on vehicles; 6 launch vehicles, each vehicle carries 4 missiles ready 4 rocket launcher and associated reserves 3 resupply vehicles. A serving team includes Buk launcher attached 2 car radar and launch vehicles abide. Export team just 5 minutes to deploy combat and withdrew from the battlefield after release. The response time of export from the track team until the target missile launch is about 22 seconds. 9M317 missile weighs 720 kg, a maximum range of 50 km and Mach 4 carrying warheads weighing 70 kg.
3. Missile system - flak 96K9 Pantsir-S1
After news that Pantsir-S1 was in Vietnam, in the SIPRI report said Vietnam 2015 to be able to get the first system in a total of 12 systems ordered.Pantsir-S1 (NATO: SA-22 Greyhound) is a missile - flak is designed to destroy the target short-range and medium-range aircraft. Module's combat system can be mounted on crawler chassis, tires or put on the pedestal, fixed cylinder. This is a further development of the complex 9M311 Tunguska (SA-19).
The system consists of 2 Pantsir-S1 air defense artillery automatic 2 barrel sizes 30mm and 12 2A38M surface to air missiles with radar or optical devices to track targets and radio station commander. Currently these are considered complex flak missiles combined with the world's best selling and no rival in the weapons market.
One point to note is that the Vietnam Pantsir-S1 will not use that standard 57E6 missiles 9M311 Sosna-R uses as on Palma air defense systems of the two squire rocket ship Gepard 3.9. Sosna-R missile 9M311 characterized fighting quite a lot less than 57E6, especially a range of only 8 km compared with 20 km of 57E6. Value Pantsir-S1 complexes 12 and 300 9M311 missile was SIPRI estimated $ 300 million.
4. Cruise missile Kh-59ME-to-ground
Ovod Kh-59 (AS-13 Kingbolt) is a cruise missile homing system TV with two solid-propellant has a range of 115 km floors. Ovod-M Kh-59M (AS-18 Kazoo) is a variant with a large warhead and turbojet engines. The initial goal when designing the Kh-59 missiles to attack targets on land but later variant Kh-59MK anti-ship was also developed.
Kh-59ME missile has a length of 5.7 m; wingspan of 1.3 m; body diameter of 0.38 m; weight 930 kg; 320 kg warhead; speed of Mach 0.72 to 0.88; range of 200 km (115 km with the export). Vietnam has an order for 80 missiles Kh-59ME (AS-18 Kazoo) to equip the fighter Su-30MK2, transfer done in 2 years from 2015 to 2016, the contract value not disclosed.
5. Trainer aircraft Yak-130
Yakovlev Yak-130 training aircraft is being OKB Yakovlev of Russia and Aermacchi company (Italy) collaborative design and manufacture. After not agree with each other on the development side of the plane, two companies were based on the original design for the development of two different aircraft. Version of Aermacchi's M-346 is also the Yakovlev Yak-130.
Yak-130 is equipped with avionics systems advanced and good maneuverability, can simulate the tactics of different fighters. Yak-130 has 1 rack in the middle of the body and 8 other hangers on their ability to carry weapons, the total load of weapons that can bring the aircraft is 3,000 kg.
Currently there is no information on the Yak-130 purchase contract was signed, however SIPRI has said that Vietnam will receive the first of a total of 6 units in 2015, this is also the basis for this new Irkut said pre-fabricated chassis, just wait for the official contract signing can be mounted device to transfer immediately to Vietnam.
