Vietnam Defence Forum

[Viet]

The most produced tanks ever: T54/55 tanks. 100,000 pieces were made. Some thousand pieces still serve in the Vietnamese panzer army.

 

[Viet]

G20 Summit in Japan. Meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and US President Donald Trump. Vietnam will soon begin to import liquified natural gas from US fields. The move will please Trump a bit. Actually he wants more: Vietnam shall buy more US merchandises and especially US weapon systems.

 

[Viet]

Interesting pics of modernized T54B tank

the “invisibles”

 

[Viet]

T54B

 

[Viet]

Infantry’s future standard rifle: Galil Ace32. The made-in-Vietnam rifle will gradually replace AK47 and AKM.

 

[Viet]

The return of the F5 fighter jet

 

[Viet]

One of the ships was a RoK donation to Vietnam Navy.

Russia resumes making 2A20 tank shells of calibre 115mm. The move will potentially benefit Vietnam T62 tank army. Ammunitions become available and are no longer a concern.

New developed z117 armor vests for the infantry

 

[Nilgiri]

Infantry’s future standard rifle: Galil Ace32. The made-in-Vietnam rifle will gradually replace AK47 and AKM.

Great choice!

 

[xiao qi]

Even though there seems to be a media blackout on the situation, VietDefense has been aware about the ongoing clashes at sea between Vietnamese and Chinese maritime forces. The situation is less tense than the 2014 incident though. Here is what we know so far. The following was translated from our friends over from Đơn vị tác chiến điện tử ( Comrade Commissar ).

The conflict zone is near Vanguard Bank, known as Bãi Tư Chính in Vietnam. This is an area of the southern continental shelf of Vietnam and is not related to the Spratly Islands, though China connects it to the Spratly Islands under Chinese sovereignty claims.

- Vietnam has continuously strengthened its maritime forces in the sea while practicing "soft but firm action", avoiding doing anything that will give the Chinese a reason to escalate things further. Vietnamese ships are using loudspeakers to broadcast Vietnam's maritime and sovereignty claims, demanding that the Chinese side not act provocatively and aggressively.

- The Chinese patrol vessels are still acting aggressive, continuously ramming the bow of Vietnamese ships. Due to reinforced bows, Vietnamese ships have not taken any real damage.

- The situation is tense, though not as tense as the last large scale incident in 2014. It seems while more maritime and military units are now in a state of readiness for potential conflict, they will not be deployed as the situation is "under control". While the conflict is not as bad compared to the 2014 drilling rig incident, all units must be on standby.

Below is an image detailing one of the incidents at sea. It clearly shows two ships from Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance nearby four Chinese Coast Guard vessels. The KN-472 is one of the newer generation of patrol vessels with a displacement of 770 tons and is equipped with a remote control weapons platform.

In comparison, China has deployed the Haijing 3901 cutter. With a 12,000 ton water displacement, it is considered the largest coast guard cutter in the world.

Source from Vietnamdefense

 

[Viet]

Vietnamese People's Army officer participates in international exercise
By Lance Cpl. Kindo GoJune 26, 2019

Vietnamese Armed Forces Capt. Huong Vu is a native of Hanoi, Vietnam, who wanted to take part in peacekeeping around the world. She read about the United Nations and the missions they conducted, thinking about how amazing the missions were. Vu is now a staff officer with the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations and is participating in Khaan Quest 2019 from June 14-28.

Q&A.

Q: How do you feel being in the military?
A: "I feel really proud serving in the military. There is a lot of opportunities you miss just being a civilian. If I stayed a civilian, I would never get the chance to participate in peacekeeping exercises like Khaan Quest. You also get to travel around to different countries and work with the people there, which is something I really enjoy."

Q: Why do you think Khaan Quest and peacekeeping are important?
A: "I think Khaan Quest is very important because of my lack of experience. What I learn here will definitely be a major help in any mission I deploy to in the future. This is a big confidence booster for me, especially in my leadership skills. I also think peacekeeping is important because we get to work with other countries. We learn about each other and how to work efficiently with one another. To me, this is very essential experience I gain, especially from the more experienced participants of Khaan Quest."

Q: Why do you think women are important in peacekeeping?
A: "In the past, there has been the concept that women are weak and all the protecting should be left to men. I think that's wrong! Women are powerful and can do a lot of things. Women who participate in peacekeeping can protect people just as well as men do. We should go for more gender equality and believe more in the abilities of men and women."

 

[Viet]

Two new built tug boats for the Coast Guard

STU 1606

 

[Viet]

Heckler & Koch MP5 9x19mm A3 variant
German rifles, produced in Turkey

 

[xiao qi]

Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets with President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing

https://vnanet.vn/vi/anh/anh-thoi-s...nuoc-chnd-trung-hoa-tap-can-binh-3968442.html

 

[Carlosa]

This Twitter thread cover the stand off between Vietnam & China in the Spratlys:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1148816617037369344

Even though there seems to be a media blackout on the situation, VietDefense has been aware about the ongoing clashes at sea between Vietnamese and Chinese maritime forces. The situation is less tense than the 2014 incident though. Here is what we know so far. The following was translated from our friends over from Đơn vị tác chiến điện tử ( Comrade Commissar ).

The conflict zone is near Vanguard Bank, known as Bãi Tư Chính in Vietnam. This is an area of the southern continental shelf of Vietnam and is not related to the Spratly Islands, though China connects it to the Spratly Islands under Chinese sovereignty claims.

- Vietnam has continuously strengthened its maritime forces in the sea while practicing "soft but firm action", avoiding doing anything that will give the Chinese a reason to escalate things further. Vietnamese ships are using loudspeakers to broadcast Vietnam's maritime and sovereignty claims, demanding that the Chinese side not act provocatively and aggressively.

- The Chinese patrol vessels are still acting aggressive, continuously ramming the bow of Vietnamese ships. Due to reinforced bows, Vietnamese ships have not taken any real damage.

- The situation is tense, though not as tense as the last large scale incident in 2014. It seems while more maritime and military units are now in a state of readiness for potential conflict, they will not be deployed as the situation is "under control". While the conflict is not as bad compared to the 2014 drilling rig incident, all units must be on standby.

Below is an image detailing one of the incidents at sea. It clearly shows two ships from Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance nearby four Chinese Coast Guard vessels. The KN-472 is one of the newer generation of patrol vessels with a displacement of 770 tons and is equipped with a remote control weapons platform.

In comparison, China has deployed the Haijing 3901 cutter. With a 12,000 ton water displacement, it is considered the largest coast guard cutter in the world.

Source from Vietnamdefense

 

[IAmBamboo]

Interesting pics of modernized T54B tank

the “invisibles”

Awesome, does anyone know the name of the helmets the two are using in the first picture? I think Viettel showed them but I can't find any names for it