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MAKS-2009: la Russie livrera huit chasseurs Su-30MK2 au Vietnam en 2010

16:54 | 19/ 08/ 2009

MOSCOU, 19 août
La Russie livrera huit chasseurs Su-30MK2 au Vietnam en 2010, a annoncé mercredi le directeur général adjoint de l'agence russe d'exportation d'armes "Rosoboronexport" Alexandre Mikheïev au Salon aérospatial international MAKS-2009 à Joukovski, dans la région de Moscou.

"Un contrat sur la livraison d'avions Su-30MK2 a été signé en janvier dernier, nous le réaliseront en 2009-2010", a indiqué M.Mikheïev.

Le chasseur biplace polyvalent Su-30MK2 est une version modifiée du Su-27 destiné à détruire des cibles volantes, terrestres et maritimes, à effectuer des missions de reconnaissance et à former des personnels navigants.

Source :: Novosti

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First kilo submarine heading to Cam Ranh seaport


Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea, carrying 636 Hanoi kilo submarine, left the Port of Singapore in the early hours of December 29 to begin its journey to Cam Ranh, according to Marine Traffic.




Cam Ranh is the final stopover of the one-and-a half month voyage of mother vessel Rolldock Sea, beginning in Russia’s St Peterburg city.
Accompanying the vessel were five experts from the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg along with submarine Hanoi HQ 182 to Vietnam.
They will be in charge of final competition work before handing over 636 Varshavyanka-class submarine to the Vietnam Naval Force.
Earlier on December 27, Russian news agency Iterfax AVN quoted the shipbuilding industry source as saying that the 636 Varshavyanka-class submarine that Russia built for Vietnam will be handed over on December 30 at Cam Ranh seaport.
Vietnam signed a contract to buy six 636 Varshavyanka-class submarines in 2009 during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Russia.
636 Hanoi kilo submarine is equipped with the most hi-tech, modern facilities, capable of defending the country’s maritime sovereignty.

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/92701/first-kilo-submarine-heading-to-cam-ranh-seaport.html

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Hanoi kilo submarine to enter operation on January 3


On January 3, Hanoi Kilo 636 submarine will be launched to sea and  anchor in national waters, marking its first official operation.
After a six-week voyage, the mother vessel Rolldock Sea safely brought the Hanoi Kilo-636 submarine to Cam Ranh port.
The handover ceremony is due to take place on January 10 following the completion of technical tests by five Russian submarine experts and Vietnamese agency representatives.
The Kilo-636 submarine was built in Admiralty Verfi Shipyards in St. Petersburg. With a displacement of 3,000-3,950 tonnes, the submarine can operate at a maximum depth of 300 metres and at a range of 6,000-7,500 nautical miles for 45 days and nights with 52 crewmembers. It has the fastest engine in the world and is the best option for reconnaissance and patrols.
 Some photos of Hanoi Kilo-636 submarine carried from the shipbuilding to the Cam Ranh port:







http://www.dtinews.vn/en/news/017002/32728/hanoi-kilo-submarine-to-enter-operation-on-january-3-.html

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Vietnam’s most modern submarine launched


VietNamNet Bridge – On the morning of January 2, the Hanoi Kilo submarine was unloaded from the Rolldock Sea vessel. The Azimuth tugs of the Vietnam Navy will pull the submarine to the Cam Ranh military port.







http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/92978/vietnam-s-most-modern-submarine-launched.html

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Vietnam would like to buy Russian-made T-90 main battle tanks to increase its military power
 
According to the website Voice of Russia, Vietnam would like to buy Russian-made main battle tank T-90. Vietnam wants to equip its armed forces with modern main battle tanks to response about the increase of military power from its neighboring countries.

Friday, January 10, 2013 10:14 AM




http://www.armyrecognition.com/january_2014_global_defense_security_news_industry/index.php

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Second of Six Submarines will be Transferred in Late January

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in December 2009 announced the signing of a contract for the supply of six Russian submarines of Project 636 in the amount of about $ 2 billion. Performance of all contracts to be completed by 2016. (photo : RIA Novosti)


MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) -Second of six diesel submarines of Project 636 type "Varshavyanka" (NATO - Kilo) will be transferred to Vietnam until the end of January, told RIA Novosti on Thursday, a source in the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in December 2009 announced the signing of a contract for the supply of six Russian submarines of Project 636 in the amount of about $ 2 billion. Performance of all contracts to be completed by 2016.

"Varshavianka" for Vietnam are based on the "Admiralty Shipyards" in St. Petersburg. Two submarines in 2012 were launched.

"In January in St. Petersburg will be signed by the technical act of Handover second submarine series. Next it will be shipped on the lighter and go by sea from the Baltic to the site based in Vietnam" - a spokesman said.

He recalled that in November 2013 on "Admiralty Shipyards" act was signed technical transmission of the first boat series. Late last year, she was taken to Cam Ranh (Vietnam), and in early January, has successfully made the first out of the base into the sea.

"Now continue its acceptance tests, and as soon as they are completed, will be signed by an official act of transfer boat," - said the representative of the CMO.

Project 636 boats belong to the third generation, have a total displacement of 3.1 million tons, 20 knots, dive depth of 300 meters, the crew of 52 people. Their armed with torpedoes caliber of 533 millimeters (six units), mines, missile impact "Club/Calibre". These submarines can detect a target at a distance of three to four times higher than that at which they can be detected by the enemy. During his stealth boat project 636 of NATO experts got the name "black hole".

http://defense-studies.blogspot.fr/2014/01/second-of-six-submarines-will-be.html

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Vietnam accepted the second project 636 SSK and officially commissioned the first one

On the morning of January 15, 2014 in the Vietnamese naval base in Cam Ranh Bay , took place the commissioning ceremony of the Vietnamese Navy large diesel - electric submarine (SSK) HQ-182 "Hà Nôi" (Project 636 Kilo/Varshavyanka class). It is the first unit of six SSK built in Russia by JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" under a 2009 contract. In a ceremony attended by Navy Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy (VNA), Vietnam Deputy Defence Minister Admiral Nguyen Van Hien and Deputy Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral VNA Pham Ngoc Minh.

On the morning of January 15, 2014 in the Vietnamese naval base in Cam Ranh Bay , took place the commissioning ceremony of the Vietnamese Navy large diesel - electric submarine (SSK) HQ-182 "Hà Nôi" (Project 636 Kilo/Varshavyanka class). It is the first unit of six SSK built in Russia by JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" under a 2009 contract. In a ceremony attended by Navy Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy (VNA), Vietnam Deputy Defence Minister Admiral Nguyen Van Hien and Deputy Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral VNA Pham Ngoc Minh.
A Project 636 heavy diesel-electric submarine (SSK) HQ-182 "Hà Nôi"
during the commissioning ceremony. Source: soha.vn

The first unit, HQ-182 "Hà Nôi", keel was laid at JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" in St. Petersburg on August 24, 2010, launched on 28 August 2012 and set sail for sea trials in December 2012. The submarine was transfered to the Vietnamese Navy on November 7, 2013. On November 15 the SSK was loaded in St. Petersburg on the Dutch cargo ship Rolldock Sea for delivery to Vietnam. Rolldock Sea arrived in the Vietnamese naval base at Cam Ranh on December 31, 2013.

On January 16, 2014 at "Admiralty Shipyards" in St. Petersburg took place the signing of technical acceptance between Vietnamese Navy and the shipyard for the second submaine HQ-183 "Ho Chi Minh". "Ho Chi Minh" was laid on September 28, 2011 , launched on 28 December 2012 and started builder's sea trials in the summer of 2013.

It is reported that on January 19 submarine Ho Chi Minh sailed from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad to be loaded onto a transport vessel for subsequent delivery to Vietnam. It is expected to arrive in Vietnam in early March 2014.

According to Rosoboronexport, Project 636 proved highly effective while operated by naval forces of several countries.
A Project 636 heavy diesel-electric submarine

According to Rosoboronexport, Project 636 proved highly effective while operated by naval forces of several countries.

Unparalleled in her technical and operational specifications, the ship is designed to conduct effective anti-sub warfare along with the capability to engage surface ships and coastal targets of potential adversary striking operations both independently or as part of a larger task force. Increased output of the main propulsion plant allowed to enhance significantly her submerged speed alongside with endurance range up to 7500 miles. Furthermore, she is one of the world’s quietest diesel-electric submarines providing guaranteed early enemy detection and long-range attack as well as evasive maneuverability and concealment.

Outstanding fighting efficiency of the project 636 submarine is supported by the Club-S missile system, intended for engaging all types of surface, submerged and coastal targets with unrivalled 3M-54E cruise missiles in the background of active electronic and firing counter effort. Capable of striking targets 275 km away, the system considerably strengthens combat stability of the DE submarine when facing enemy countermeasures. Wide use of the Club-S cruise missile system may result in drastic change of the entire sea battle nature in favor of the owner.

http://www.navyrecognition.com

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Vietnamese homemade mini-submarine passed first trials successfully

After one week on trial, a private mini-submarine made by a Vietnamese mechanic can now work perfectly with its full functions. Nguyen Quoc Hoa, the one who performed the mini-submarine production, said on Local Lao Dong (Labor) online newspaper Thursday that machinery parts inside the mini-submarine operates well as originally designed.

On the morning of January 15, 2014 in the Vietnamese naval base in Cam Ranh Bay , took place the commissioning ceremony of the Vietnamese Navy large diesel - electric submarine (SSK) HQ-182 "Hà Nôi" (Project 636 Kilo/Varshavyanka class). It is the first unit of six SSK built in Russia by JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" under a 2009 contract. In a ceremony attended by Navy Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy (VNA), Vietnam Deputy Defence Minister Admiral Nguyen Van Hien and Deputy Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral VNA Pham Ngoc Minh.
Vietnamese homemade submarine

"Successful tests have been carried out with internal engines of the mini-vessel, including generator system, oxygen supply system, air filter and radar system," said Hoa.

Specifically, the submarine managed to apply the advanced Air Independent Propulsion technology while diving, Hoa added.

Hoa, a director of an engineering company in Vietnam's northern Thai Binh province, some 110 km southeast from capital Hanoi, started to produce a mini-submarine in early 2013.

According to Rosoboronexport, Project 636 proved highly effective while operated by naval forces of several countries.
Vietnamese homemade submarine

According to Hoa's design, the submarine has a 12-ton displacement, and is able to operate at a maximum depth of 50 meters and at a range of 800 km for 15 hours.

The testing mini-submarine is designed to work at estuaries or shallow water level for civilian purposes of marine natural resources research, and environmental protection, said Hoa.

http://www.navyrecognition.com

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Vietnam will Replace Russian Kalashnikovs with Israeli "Galil"

31 Januari 2014



Galil ACE machines were developed based on the Israeli Galil, which in turn was based on the Kalashnikov. Rate this weapon is 650 rounds per minute, and ─ sighting range of about 500 meters. Equips automatic box magazine 25 or 30 rounds.

Moscow. INTERFAX.RU - Israeli company Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Launches Vietnam factory to manufacture assault rifles (assault rifles) "Galil" (Galil) 31 ACE models (compact) and ACE 32, which in the future will replace Kalashnikovs.



About the beginning of the local assembly of two types of machines, Israeli television channel said the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam QPVN in a report on the visit of Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Nguyen Thanh Chung Z111 on a weapons factory in Thanh Hoa.

The report noted that in the near future will be deployed Israeli mass production machines, which will gradually replace the Russian AK-47, were armed with the Vietnamese army.



Earlier, Israeli news portal "Globe Israel" also reported that the company won the tender IWI and awarded a contract worth $ 100 million to build a plant in Vietnam to produce their machines.  

http://defense-studies.blogspot.fr/2014/01/vietnam-will-replace-russian.html

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Another Kilo-class submarine heading for Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – A Dutch heavy lift ship left Kaliningrad on February 3, carrying the second Russian-built Kilo-class submarine to a naval base in Vietnam.

The submarine, named HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City, was built at Admiralty Verfi Shipyard in St. Petersburg.

Due to harsh weather conditions in St. Petersburg, the naval diesel-electric submarine was loaded on to the Dutch heavy lift ship at Kaliningrad’s Yantar shipyard instead of Admiralty Verfi.

The loading was supported by two tug boats and a canoe.

The Dutch ship is now travelling to the Baltic Sea and then to Vietnam. It is scheduled to dock at Cam Ranh Port in one and a half months.

Vietnam and Russia signed a document verifying the result of the vessel’s technical tests at the Admiralty Verfi Shipyard on January 16.

This is the second of the six Kilo-class submarines Vietnam is purchasing from Russia under a contract signed in 2009.

The first submarine, dubbed HQ-182 Hanoi, was delivered to Vietnam in November 2013. It was transported to Cam Ranh Port on December 31, 2013 and successfully made its first maiden voyage on January 8, 2014.

The third vessel, named HQ-184 Haiphong, was launched in Russia on August 28, 2013, and will be delivered to Vietnam this year.

Source: VOV

The submarine, HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City ( second kilo)

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Vietnam in talks over Camcopter S-100 purchase





Schiebel is in talks with the Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) to supply its Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle, company officials confirmed at the Singapore Airshow.
Andrew Byrne, regional sales director for Asia-Pacific at the Austrian firm, told IHS Jane's that the company had briefed Vietnam about the S-100 and was planning to hold a multinational demonstration of the system's capabilities in the region later in 2014.
"Every southeast Asian country is informed" of the S-100, Byrne said, adding that as well as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam had shown interest in the platform. Australia and New Zealand were also examining the system, with the latter's navy taking part in a demonstration for New Zealand power company Transpower in September 2013.
If purchased by Vietnam, the S-100 would be deployed from the VPN's two new Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) Sigma-class (Type 9814) corvettes, Byrne said. DSNS said in August 2013 that it had agreed to sell the ships to Vietnam: the second sale of the ship to the region following a previous contract with Indonesia. Byrne added that Schiebel was in discussions with the Dutch shipbuilder about integration of the Camcopter's systems aboard the two corvettes during the manufacturing process.
The S-100 on display at Singapore was fitted with the L-3 Wescam MX-10 EO sensor, an unidentified SIGINT sensor and the Selex ES PicoSAR AESA surveillance radar. Byrne described the S-100 as having a 200 km operational radius, within which the sensor range was 40 km at an altitude of 2,000 m. It is also fitted with a C-band datalink.
An S-200, which Byrne described as being about "three times the size of the S-100", has been designed but a demonstrator has yet to be built, he said.

http://www.janes.com/article/33652/singapore-airshow-vietnam-in-talks-over-camcopter-s-100-purchase

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Vietnam joins submarine arms race amid South China Sea tensions


Vietnam finally has a new weapon against China's aggressive maritime claims after receiving its first Kilo-class submarine from Russia on the last day of 2013, according to the Washington-based Strategy Page on Feb. 20.

The submarine is the first of six 2,300-tonne Kilo-class submarines to arrive in Vietnam after the country signed a US$2.1 billion deal with Russia in 2009. The submarines are likely to be based at Cam Ranh Bay, a deep water port located in southern Vietnam, Strategy Page said. The port was formerly used by the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and later became a naval facility for the Soviet Union.

A Kilo-class submarine is capable of carrying 18 torpedoes or SS-N-27 anti-ship missiles. The SS-N-27 can be launched underwater from the torpedo tubes and its range is estimated to be 300 kilometers. Combined with its quietness and Russian cruise missiles, the Kilo-class submarine is a very dangerous weapon against the surface combat vessels of the People's Liberation Army Navy operating in the disputed South China Sea, the report said.

Other nations such as North Korea, Iran and China have also imported Kilo-class submarines from Russia. China is said to have gone one step further, designing its own unlicensed version of the Kilo-class, known as the Type 41 Song-class submarine.

Vietnam was able to purchase the Russian-built submarines at a relatively low price, and they may not be equipped with air independent propulsion which would allow non-nuclear boats to stay underwater for weeks at a time, according to Strategy Page.

Tensions between Hanoi and Beijing center around the disputed Paracel and Spratly islands in the South China Sea, while Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei also lay claim to the area.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com

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Vietnam purchases two more Russian frigates

VietNamNet Bridge - The Russian Gorky Shipyard will build and hand over two additional Gepard-class frigates to the Vietnam People's Navy by 2017, the Itar-Tass news agency reported on February 26.


Russian frigates, vietnam navy

This brings the cumulative number of frigates that Vietnam has contracted for with the shipyard as part of a restocking Gepard-3.9 project to six.

Itar-Tass quoted a shipyard spokesperson as saying engineers are putting the finishing touches to the manufacture of the hull.

Following the installation of technical positioning and other electronic components they will begin trial runs in the Baltic Sea and should be ready for delivery in early 2017, the news agency reported.

Vietnam received two first Gepard-class frigates from Russia in 2011 under a contract signed in 2006.

It signed another contract for two more such vessels in 2013, and the manufacture is on the right track.

Source: VOV

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Design of future Damen SIGMA 9814 Corvettes for Vietnamese Navy revealed

During Vietship 2014 Nava Exhibition in Vietnam, Dutch shipyard Damen unveiled for the first time the design of the Sigma 9814 Corvette ordered by Vietnam. It was announced in October 2011 that Damen shipyard in Vlissingen, Netherlands will build four Sigma corvettes for the Vietnamese Navy. The first two ships will be built in Vlissingen (Netherlands), and the last two (options) will be built in Vietnam, under Dutch supervision.



Based on previously published information and from what can be seen on the model shown at Vietship 2014 the new SIGMA 9814 class will be fitted with:
8x MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3
12x MBDA MICA VL surface-to-air missiles (in VLS)
1x Oto Melara 76mm main gun
2x Oto Melara MARLIN-WS 30mm gun mounts
The corvette will acomodate one anti-submarine helicopters Ka-28. The corvettes are set to receive the latest generation of electronics and sensors from Thales including TACTICOS combat management system, SMART-S Mk 2 radar and STING EO Mk 2 electro-optical fire control system.

Design wise, the new Sigma 9814 differs quite a lot combared to existing Sigma designs (9813, 10513 or 10514) especially around the bridge area. Likewise, the bow appears to be more angled to possibly provide more stealth.

http://www.navyrecognition.com

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2 boats missile Project 1241.8

Le ACE 31 rentre en production pour le Vietnam,a terme il remplacera tous les AK,bien joué IWI   

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Production of Galil Rifles in Vietnam Has Begun

According to a report on janes website, the Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has established a production facility in cooperation with the Vietnamese Ministry of Defence for the manufacture of Galil rifles for the Vietnam People's Army. The goal is to replace the Kalashnikov rifles with Galil rifles

The Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) will begin to produce Galil assault rifles for the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), according to a report by state-run news agencies in Hanoi and by janes website. The production facility was under construction since 2011, at a built cost of more than $100 million.

The production unit will supply an unspecified number of the ACE assault rifles to "gradually replace" the AK-47s currently used by the VPA. The rifles are being manufactured at Factory Z111, which is based in the northern Thanh Hoa province and owned by the Ministry of Defence. This indicates the production of the rifles is a collaboration between IWI and the VPA.



Russian and Chinese companies also took part in the tender. In addition, armyrecognition website reveals that the VPA has already adopted a wide range of Israeli small arms including the Tavor, Negev LMG, Galil SAR rifle and Galil Sniper rifle.

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Vietnam to Buy 3D Search Radar ST68UM of Ukraine

Mobile 3D search radar ST68UM (36D6-M) for the S-300PMU of Vietnam shipped in the port of Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City (photos : Giaoduc, Militaryphotos)

(GDVN) - Mobile 3D search radar ST68UM (36D6-M) for the S-300PMU of Vietnam shipped at the port of Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City.

Recent Chinese media repeatedly reported on the construction of modernization of Vietnam Army, while providing much appreciated, commentary, communication, confirmed that Vietnam is focusing on customs modernization, Air Force for the South China Sea. Here is some new information Chinese media propaganda:

Sheet "Hoan Cau" China February 28 posts that Vietnam Defense Force purchased a 3D search radar ST68UM cell types (36D6-M) of Ukraine for surface to air missiles S-300PMU, recently dismantled in the port of Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City.

Also, according to Chinese media, and particularly interested in the relationship between Vietnam and the major countries, including Vietnam-Russia relations, Vietnamese-American, Vietnamese-Japanese, Vietnamese-Indian ... Because This relationship involves many factors both political, military, security, and economic strategy ...
The Chinese press has expressed concern to the visit of the American leaders, Russia, Japan ... to Vietnam, including Cam Ranh Bay visit of U.S. Secretary of Defense (June 3, 2012) and Defense Minister of Japan (September 17, 2013), and focus attention on the Cam Ranh military port in Vietnam.

http://defense-studies.blogspot.fr/2014/03/vietnam-to-buy-3d-search-radar-st68um.html