Vietnam Defence Forum

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pics from the 3 new patrol vessels of Vietnam Marine Police: CSB 8003, CSB 2015 and CSB 2016

 

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recent events

a delegation of the Press and Information Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), led by its Director Jong Tong Hak, on their working visit to Vietnam, September 27, 2013

Chairman of the Indian Chiefs of Staff Committee, Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne meets Senior Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty, Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People's Army, in New Delhi,September 23, 2013。

Vietnam and Laos armies agreed to increase press cooperation, Vientiane, Laos, on September 24th.

Senior Lieutenant General Le Huu Duc, Deputy Defence Minister, received the visiting General William Fraser, Commander of the US Transportation Command at the Headquarters of the Ministry of National Defence on September 20th.

 

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a vessel of Border Guard on patrol

 

[BoQ77]

Vietnam show their interest in Bal-E coastal defense system.
And will make themselve the subsonic antiship missile KH-35EV with range upto 260km, could sink surface warships upto 5,000 ton

The KH-35EV missiles have applications on many launching platforms of Vietnam's air, land, naval force :
- High-speed Molniya Tarantul class
- Gepard 3.9 frigate
- Coastal Defense system
- Aircraft

 

[NiceGuy]

VietNammese 7/10/2013

Vietnam to produce missile warships Gepard 39

Gepard corvette 39 is a very reliable, easily standardized and application of new production technologies

Vietnam to produce missile warships Gepard 39
In an interview with Business Online starred in the groundbreaking ceremony for battleship 39 Gepard submarine hunting for HQVN on Wednesday 24/9, He stressed that Rudenko, the performance characteristics of 2 wonderful first ship Gepard 39 HQ 011 and HQ 012 Dinh Tien Hoang Ly Thai warranty combined with professional factory A. M Gorky for this ship was really a green light for new cooperation projects with Vietnam in the Navy like his laiTheo Rudenko, Gepard corvette 39 is a very reliable, easily standardized and application of new production technologies Gepard corvette 39 is very reliable, easily standardized and application of new production technologies ( Artwork) contrast, Vietnam has launched the project to produce ammunition needed for ship.

This will allow the plant Zelenodolsk warship development standards of this project and noted that packing loatCan, Russia is helping Vietnam in development projects of local anti-ship missile Kh named 35EV ( V variant for Vietnam ) emphasized that Business Online, in the long run, Vietnam is an independent desire to build warships escorted 39 Gepard in the country, that the predicted Ba Son shipyard in the City will assume responsibility nayTrong ceremony paired corvettes 39 Gepard next on Tuesday 24/9 last, Deputy Director of Shipyard Zelenodolsk Sergei Rudenko indicate that, Vietnam is a promising partner infrastructure in Vietnam allow them ( Vietnam ) may play at least a few pairs of vessels (other than the last pair of boots Gepard anti-submarine ).

All of their facilities have been prepared, Rudenko said , CEO Zelenodolsk, Vitaly Volkov said that we have good visibility, likely to provide more, and the proposal to meet the wants of the Vietnam Ministry of Defense. But he did not go into details . CEO Zelenodolsk plant, Renat Mistahov he then said with optimistic that, the two sides discussed how to continue to meet desired more other vessels from Vietnam NamTheo Voice of Russia, 35EV missile Kh will have a target range of up to 300km and carrying warheads weighing up to 300kg. can be designed to operate in any weather conditions, can resist high levels of interference and intensity of enemy firepower. So, compared with prototype, Vietnam-Russia cooperative missile has a range of production raised more than doiOng Igor Korotchenko, the head of the Center for Analysis of Global Arms Market Russian said This is a subsonic missile efficiency. It can overcome any air defense of naval forces. Course, missiles will be adapted to the needs of Vietnam, like the BrahMos missile India developing its Russian joint venture
Vietnam to produce missile warships Gepard 39 | DBV | VietNam News

 

[Viet]

Cam Ranh base will host a maintenance facility for Kilos and Gepards

source:
Vi

 

[Viet]

Vietnam, US hold 6th political, security, and defence dialogue in Washington DC on October 1, 2013

Vietnam, US hold 6th political, security, and defence dialogue | VOV Online Newspaper

 

[Tanja]

General Vo Nguyen Giap - the legend of Vietnam, great people, the hero has passed away, recently. So painful!

read more at
FNOTW: The pass away of a great communist war-leader, and the thoughts about China

 

[visom]

Hey Viet does Vietnam ever reverse engineer any of the military weapon we bought to make our own technology besides military ones?

 

[Tanja]

Rip Mr. Võ Nguyên Giáp

Opinion: The pass away of a great communist war-leader, and the thoughts about China

General Vo Nguyen Giap - the legend of Vietnam, the leader of the victories against French and U.S. passed away at the age of 102 in Hanoi. In the end of his life, he showed a sincere concern about bauxite mining projects taken over by Chinese, but there was no reply for him from the government.

FNOTW: The pass away of a great communist war-leader, and the thoughts about China

 

[Soryu]

Hey Viet does Vietnam ever reverse engineer any of the military weapon we bought to make our own technology besides military ones?

I think we do. example is Viettel or Hồng Hà, Sông Thu company. We need the time

 

[Viet]

India’s Growing Military Diplomacy

August 16, 2013
By Nitin A. Gokhale

India has repaired and upgraded more than 100 MiG 21 planes of the Vietnam People’s Air Force and supplied them with enhanced avionics and radar systems. Indian Air Force pilots have also been training their Vietnamese counterparts.

The Indian Navy, by far larger than the Vietnamese navy, has been supplying critical spares to Hanoi for its Russian origin ships and missile boats.

India

 

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With Russia’s Help, Vietnam Adopts A2/AD Strategy

By Carl Thayer
October 8, 2013

Vietnam’s Minister of National Defense, General Thanh, paid a return visit to Russia in August. The two defense ministers reached agreement on a five-year MOU covering exchanges of military delegations at all levels, annual dialogue on defense policy and strategy, military technology cooperation, professional training for Vietnamese officers and other ranks, and future arms sales (quality, price and service). Under the MOU, Russia will upgrade, digitize, and assist in maintaining weapons and weapon systems sold to Vietnam.

With Russia

 

[Soryu]

Picture from qdnd.vn

Su-30Mk2v fying over the Spratly Islands:

VPA's Soldiers and C125M anti-air missile system

C-125M system firing a anti-air missile

A89 anti-air system (9K35 Strela-10)

S-300 system in combat readiness condition

57mm anti-air gun system

A87 anti-air missile system (9K338 Igla-S)

ZCY23mm anti-air gun system

 

[EastSea]

Japan' Coast guard ships visited Vietnam.

In Morning 18/10, two training ships Kashima, Shirayuki and warship Isoyuki of self-defense forces of Japan reached to Da Nang beach, start friendship visit this city.
The visit headed by Admiral Fumiyuki Kitagawa together 750 officers and sailors made friendship visit to Da Nang until 21/10.