Vietnam takes delivery of HQ-186 Da Nang - no.5 of 6 Prj 636 Kilo submarines from Russia

http://baodatviet.vn/anh-nong/tau-ngam-da-nang-tien-vao-cam-ranh-don-tet-3299811/?p=9

Photos of Vietnam's new Kilo class submarine -HQ-185 Da Nang

New Vietnam Navy Kilo class submarine HQ 184 Hải Phòng departs Singapore for Cam Ranh, Vietnam

Vietnam Navy Kilo class submarine HQ 184 Hải Phòng.

Expected arrival at Cam Ranh, Vietnam 31 January 2015

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/oldshipid:262362/oldmmsi:245732000/olddate:lastknown#

Vietnamese SCUDs for use during a confrontation with China

Vietnam acquires Orbiter 2 UAS for use as an aerial forward observation artillery corps

Vietnam has acquired the Orbiter 2 unmanned air system (UAS) for use as an aerial forward observation asset for its artillery corps.

The Orbiter 2 is manufactured by Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems, which says using a UAS instead of a ground-based forward observation officer will provide an improved "first round on target" capability for its customer.An Orbiter 2 flying at 2,000ft can supply artillery units with the co-ordinates of "a number" of targets, it adds.

Aeronautics sources say the Orbiter 2 is also now being offered by Rafael as part of deals that include the latter's Spike air-to-surface missiles, and by Israel Military Industries along with its surface-to-surface rockets.

An upgraded version of the Aeronautics aircraft is also available, with the Orbiter 2B capable of navigating independently to complete a mission, even if GPS is jammed or communication links lost. This variant also can carry payloads to assist with intelligence gathering.

Russia to handover high-speed landing craft to Vietnam

Amphibious ship Ivan Kartzov high speed (280 tons the amount of water displacement) has completed state testing in the Pacific Ocean, near the military port Vladivostok (Russia) and is about to hand over to the Vietnamese Navy, according to Red Star newspaper (Russia) dated 11.9.

This is a lightweight class amphibious ships of project 21820 (code named Sea Cow), with displacement water volume of 280 tons, 45 meters long, 8.5 meters across, a draft of 1.9 m, maximum speed is 35 knots (65 km / h) in 0.75 m high wave mode. Range of class amphibious assault ship is 930 km. Capacity 4 armored vehicles and 40 soldiers. Ship's cargo compartment can accommodate up to 140 tons.The vessel was launched at the shipyard Date 30/09/2013 Far East in Vladivostok. Initially the ship was designed and built for the Pacific Fleet, the ship was then exported to Vietnam under the 2010 contract.

Ivan Kartzov ship is a close second in this project 21820 to Russia has closed and is for experiment 4 units, including one unit of Vietnam has completed state testing, and 3 assigned to the Baltic Fleet and the Caspian fleet.A spokesman for the shipyard's Yaroslav Russia, where their three amphibious ships for the Russian Navy 21820, Red Star told that this class amphibious ship maneuver, running very fast and cheaper than Zubr landing hovercraft (type Ukraine sold to China).

The ship is automatically controlled by a computer, just 6 OS, two machine guns armed and shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles.The ship is designed for high-speed running on the sea, with amphibious troops fighting vehicles to wheeled or crawler is not the most convenient beach.

Vietnam war - various RAW footage

US Air Force - Vietnam Napalm Run

Russia Lays Down 6th Kilo-Class Sub for Vietnam

Photo : Igor Zarembo

The final Kilo-class Project 636 diesel-electric submarine for the Vietnamese navy under a 2009 contract was laid down Wednesday in St. Petersburg, a defense industry source told .
"Today, we had the ceremony of laying down the sixth submarine for Vietnam. This is the latest submarine in this series," the source said.Under the $2 billion contract, two submarines have already been delivered to Vietnam, the third is undergoing sea trials, a fourth was floated out in late March, and the fifth and sixth are now under construction.

"Two submarines have already been transferred to the Vietnamese Navy, the third is to be transferred this year and the remaining three in 2015-2016," according to the source.
The vessels are built at the Admiralty Shipyards, a leading enterprise of the Russian shipbuilding industry and part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. Its military products include warships, especially nuclear and diesel-powered submarines, and large auxiliary vessels.The $2 billion contract for the supply of six improved Kilo-class submarines to Vietnam was signed in 2009. The submarines will be armed with Club-S anti-ship missiles. The noise level of these submarines is considered the lowest among all Russian vessels.


http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140528/190196990/Russia-Lays-Down-6th-Kilo-Class-Sub-for-Vietnam.html

Vietnam military likely to get KH-35 anti-ship missiles from Russia

Vietnam to invest in advanced maritime police fleet with large-caliber weapons 3

Vietnam to invest in advanced maritime police fleet with large-caliber weapons 2