Vietnam Defence Forum

[Viet]

The number of anti aircraft missile batteries will increase to strengthen Vietnam air defense.

 

[Viet]

Poverty

Talking about poverty. Vietnam has come from a long way. GDP was $6.3b in 1989. that is about the size of today economy of Kosovo. And today? Still too little. At least as official figure suggests. There is an interesting projection of GDP for Vietnam in the years ahead, revealed in the recent resolution of politburo, the country's highest decision making body.

Vietnam tourism industry will expectedly earn $55b in revenue, contributing 10 pct of Vietnam GDP in 2020. simple math: GDP $550b in 3 years 2020. Although no politburo projection until 2030 is published, but if we consider Vietnam GDP growth of annually 6-7 pct, we can expect GDP would be somewhere between $1,000b and $1,500b in 2025 and 2030. a bit of irony: Chinese tourists will contribute the largest part of Vietnam economic rise.

Not a secret: Vietnam defense budget will increase in line with GDP. The time, when certain posters from certain countries laugh on old tanks, may end faster than expected. Thanks to tourists from China and the rest of the world.

 

[Aqsuperman]

How brave are the Vietnamese ? Very :v

 

[Viet]

How brave are the Vietnamese ? Very :v

Very funny...only in Vietnam: test firing a missile in a densely populated area.

 

[Aqsuperman]

Very funny...only in Vietnam: test firing a missile in a densely populated area.

With people commenting, laughing and filming. Well i think that is unavoidable given that we dont have enough land strictly for live exercises: Small arms ? Sure. Guns and Howitzers ? Sure. Rockets ? Acceptable. But missiles ? Nah :v

 

[Viet]

With people commenting, laughing and filming. Well i think that is unavoidable given that we dont have enough land strictly for live exercises: Small arms ? Sure. Guns and Howitzers ? Sure. Rockets ? Acceptable. But missiles ? Nah :v

Firing missiles close to populated areas is really a no go. By the way, I wonder how is the progress on ballistic missile program?

 

[xiao qi]

Firing missiles close to populated areas is really a no go. By the way, I wonder how is the progress on ballistic missile program?

For missile technology, i think we should learn from North Korea and India. In the case of North Korea, they had some achievements which are worthy to learn, especially when Vietnam had the long relation with them.

 

[Viet]

http://www.theblaze.com/news/2014/03/19/israeli-company-produces-water-out-of-air/

Vietnam acquires a crucial technology from Israeli firm Water Gen: extracting drinking water from air. WG devices use thin plastic leaves to condense water from warm, humid air. its largest unit can produce 825 gallons of water per day for only 10 cents a gallon (mostly in energy costs).

Not only crucial for civil population in time that face water shortages but also for forward deployed army troops. It's a perfect playing ground for Water Gen system as Vietnam weather is usually hot and humid. Like Israel.

http://www.jta.org/2017/04/04/news-...king-water-from-the-air-for-india-and-vietnam

 

[Carlosa]

For missile technology, i think we should learn from North Korea and India. In the case of North Korea, they had some achievements which are worthy to learn, especially when Vietnam had the long relation with them.

Israel also.

 

[Viet]

Reported Incoming French Ambassador Has Connections to Vietnam
BY DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN | APRIL 5, 2017

The president of France has selected Eva Nguyen Binh, an official at the French Embassy in Hanoi and wife of the French ambassador to Vietnam, as its next ambassador to Cambodia, two media outlets have reported.

Le Petit Journal, a French international news site, reported that French President Francois Hollande appointed Ms. Nguyen Binh on February 8, along with 27 other ambassadors, months before his nation’s upcoming presidential election.

Ms. Nguyen Binh.

If the Cambodian government confirms her appointment, Ms. Nguyen Binh, whose father is Vietnamese, will become the first woman to serve as French ambassador to Cambodia, according to the government-aligned website Fresh News.

Chum Sounry, spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. Mathilde Teruya, spokeswoman for the French Embassy in Phnom Penh, would not confirm the selection of the new ambassador “as long as the relevant authorities have not yet officially notified their approval,” she said in an email.

The appointment of a French national of Vietnamese descent to a position of power is likely to be seen by some as contentious at a time when Cambodia’s border with Vietnam remains a political lightning rod and residents along the border continue to make claims of encroachment by Vietnamese nationals.

Alain Gascuel, a French former journalist who has lived in Cambodia since 1992 and has connections in the French community in Cambodia, said there were concerns in the community about Ms. Nguyen Binh’s background.

“Many French people are anxious about the reaction of Cambodians [to the appointment],” said Mr. Gascuel, the former editor of French-language journal Cambodge Nouveau.

He said France may view the appointment of Ms. Nguyen-Binh as a way of helping border

negotiations between Cambodia and Vietnam. But others in Cambodia thought it was more to do with her being well-connected in Paris, he added.

Ms. Nguyen Binh, whose mother is French, is a career diplomat who currently serves as counselor on technical cooperation and cultural action at the French Embassy in Hanoi. She spent 16 years as a diplomat for the Foreign Affairs Ministry in France, according to her LinkedIn page. Her husband, Jean-Noel Poirier, has been the French ambassador to Vietnam since 2012.

(Additional reporting by Michelle Vachon)

keetonolsen@cambodiadaily.com

 

[AViet]

This thread should be renamed "Vietnam miscellaneous news"

 

[Viet]

This thread should be renamed "Vietnam miscellaneous news"

bro if we reduce the topic to only military hardware and software then you can ask the mods to close this thread. Because there is not much to post. Vietnam military has the habit to hide everything. If there is anything interesting it will be revealed years laters.

Second, Vietnam defense budget is $5.5b and not $100b. The industrial military complex is still in infancy with no destroyer, no aircraft, no tank, nor nothing fancy toys. Vietnam is not a member of any military alliance.

You see the many "no's"?

That is the reason there isn't much to report.

Last, I don't mind if you appeal the mods to shutter this thread and the other from VN economy. Maybe it is time to move on.

 

[AViet]

Israel also.

I believe media have been talking too high about Israel (the Jews control Western, especially Anglo-Saxon media). It has some so-called "high-tech" things, but far behind that of Taiwan, Korea, or even Singapore. Most of these techs are about software, which Israel has an advantage, thank to its close connection with the US. Regarding hardware, never heard about anything significant. Its UAV is very likely just an assembly work, with material and parts imported from many real high-tech countries, including China.

And Israel does not have any proven missile technology, while North Korea can send the satellite to orbit by its own rocket, which even South Korea (with Russian support) and Brazil failed after many tests.

 

[hoangsa74]

I believe media have been talking too high about Israel (the Jews control Western, especially Anglo-Saxon media). It has some so-called "high-tech" things, but far behind that of Taiwan, Korea, or even Singapore. Most of these techs are about software, which Israel has an advantage, thank to its close connection with the US. Regarding hardware, never heard about anything significant. Its UAV is very likely just an assembly work, with material and parts imported from many real high-tech countries, including China.

And Israel does not have any proven missile technology, while North Korea can send the satellite to orbit by its own rocket, which even South Korea (with Russian support) and Brazil failed after many tests.

I remember you're the one who mentioned that Italy did not make anything worth mentioning. Lol. Save your backwardness to yourself. When Israel made fighter jet in the 1980's, your china, taiwain, korea, Singapore did not even exist on the world map. Israel became the 8th nation in the world to launch a satellite in 1988, where was korea, Taiwan, or Singapore? lol . do you think Intel has an r&d facility and fab plant in Israel for no particular reason? http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-responsibility/intel-in-israel.html. Your backward Vietnam is dumping Russian hardware and going for Israeli hardware speaks volume about how your boss's view of Israel's tech

 

[AViet]

We are talking about 2017, not 1980s. And what fighter jet Israel did make in 1980s?. I do only know about the failed Levi program of Israel.

Do you mean some rifles are all Israel hardware "high-tech"?

Regarding indigenous launch program of Israel, do you think Israel actually made the rocket? I doubt about that. Again, very likely it would do like India to import most parts, assembled and gave it an Israeli name. How can a 6-million country, 20% of them Arab, manufacture such a rocket, which need thousands of precise parts? Does Israel have such manufacturing plants in the first place. And where are the workforce?

North Korea can do, because it has thousands of weapons manufacturing plants. In addition, its workforce for weapon industry are huge with world class quality. They are probably among the most disciplined, highly educated and high IQ workforce in the world.

Even Vietnam, India or Israel are transferred missile tech and can claim to manufacture the missile by itself, can any of these country actually manufacture the missile turbo engine from A to Z (material, metallurgy, precise manufacturing, etc.)?

Do not say everything on Western media are true. Think and analyze by yourself, using your knowledge and information from various sources.