List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Navy
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Since the Vietnam War, most of Vietnamese vessels were supplied by the Soviet Union and now by Russia, while hundreds more were integrated into the navy after it was left over from South Vietnam although many have been decommissioned due to lack of parts.
The Vietnam People's Navy are the branch of the Vietnam People's Army with the fastest modernisation as the Vietnamese government put it as a main priority, with constant upgradation of its weapons, ammunition and combat capability.
Contents
Vessels
Submarines
Class | Image | Type | Ships | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Submarines | ||||||
Kilo | ![]() |
Submarine | 182 Hà Nội
183 Hồ Chí Minh City 184 Hải Phòng 185 Khánh Hoà 186 Đà Nẵng 187 Bà Riạ-Vũng Tàu |
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(5)[1] | One more under construction.[1] |
Ships
Class | Image | Type | Ships | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Frigates | ||||||
Gepard 3.9 | ![]() |
Frigate | 011 Đinh Tiên Hoàng
012 Lý Thái Tổ |
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(2) | Two more under construction and another two was planned to be built.[2] |
Petya | ![]() |
Frigate | HQ-09
HQ-11 HQ-13 HQ-15 HQ-17 |
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5 | Active duty. Three are ASW and two were converted to gunboats. |
Corvettes | ||||||
Tarantul | ![]() |
Corvette | 371
372 373 374 |
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4[3] | Active duty. |
Molniya | Corvette | 375
376 377 378 379 380 |
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(6) | Active duty. Two more on order. Four more are planned.[4] Built locally. | |
BPS-500 | ![]() |
Corvette
Anti-submarine warfare |
HQ-381 | ![]() ![]() |
1 | Active duty. |
Patrol vessels | ||||||
Osa | ![]() |
Missile boat | HQ-354
HQ-355 HQ-356 HQ-357 HQ-358 HQ-359 HQ-360 HQ-361 |
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8 | Active duty. |
Svetlyak | ![]() |
Patrol boat | HQ-261
HQ-263 HQ-264 HQ-265 HQ-266 HQ-267 |
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6 | Active duty. |
Turya | ![]() |
Patrol boat | HQ-331
HQ-332 HQ-333 HQ-334 HQ-335 |
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5 | Active duty. |
TT-400TP | Patrol boat | HQ-272
HQ-273 HQ-274 HQ-275 |
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(4) | Active duty, two on order. | |
HQ-56 | Inshore patrol boat | HQ-56 | ![]() |
10 | ||
HQ-37 | Inshore patrol boat | HQ-37 | ![]() |
5 | ||
Zhuk | Inshore patrol boat | Project 1400M | ![]() |
15 | ||
Amphibious warfare ships | ||||||
LST-542 | 150px | Amphibious warfare | HQ-501 Trần Khánh Dư | ![]() |
1 | Active duty. The former USS Maricopa County LST-938 which captured during the Vietnam War. |
Polnocny | Amphibious warfare | HQ-511
HQ-512 HQ-513 |
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3 | Active duty. | |
HQ-521 | Amphibious warfare | HQ-521 | ![]() |
1 | Active duty. | |
Auxiliary vessels | ||||||
Sorum | Logistics tug | Project 745 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Voda | Logistics tug | MTV-6/Project 561 | ![]() |
1 | ||
Nyrat-2 | Logistics tug | Project 376U | ![]() |
5 | ||
Floating drydock | ![]() |
5 | ||||
PO-2 | Project 376 | ![]() |
1 | |||
USN YOG-5 | Harbour tanker | ![]() |
5 | ex-USN YOG-5. Captured during the Vietnam War. | ||
Chaolocco | Tug | ![]() |
5 | Captured during the Vietnam War. | ||
USN | Harbour tug | ![]() |
10 | Captured during the Vietnam War. | ||
Mines counter-measure vessels | ||||||
Sonya | Minesweeper | HQ-861
HQ-862 HQ-863 HQ-864 |
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4 | Active duty. | |
Yurka | Minesweeper | HQ-851
HQ-852 |
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2 | Active duty. | |
Yevgenya | Minesweeper | ![]() |
2 | Active duty. | ||
Transport/Logistics support ships | ||||||
HSV-6613 | Ocean surveillance | HQ-888 Trần Đại Nghĩa | ![]() ![]() |
1 | Active duty. | |
K-122 | Transport/Logistics support ship | HQ-571 Trường Sa
HQ-561 Khánh Hòa (hospital ship) |
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2 | Active duty. | |
HQ-996 | Transport/Logistics support ship | HQ-996 | ![]() |
1 | Active duty. | |
Trường Sa | Transport/Logistics support ship | Trường Sa 04
Trường Sa 08 Trường Sa 14 Trường Sa 19 Trường Sa 20 Trường Sa 21 Trường Sa 22 |
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7 | Active duty. | |
Training vessel | ||||||
Training vessel | HQ-Lê Quý Đôn | ![]() |
1 | Active duty. |
Aircraft
Aircraft | Image | Type | Variants | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Patrol aircraft | ||||||
DHC-6 Twin Otter | 150px | Patrol aircraft | ![]() |
6 | Active duty. | |
Helicopters | ||||||
Kamov Ka-28 | ASW helicopter | ![]() |
8 | Serve in frigates and patrol vessels around Spratly Islands. | ||
Eurocopter Dauphin | ![]() |
ASW helicopter | ![]() ![]() |
6 | Active duty. | |
Eurocopter Super Puma | Patrol helicopter | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Active duty. | ||
Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||
Magic Eye 01 | UAV | ![]() |
Under development. |
Weapons
Ship/submarine missiles
Model | Image | Type | Variants | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Anti-ship missile (AShM) | ||||||
Onyx | ![]() |
Coastal defence | SS-N-26 Yakhont | ![]() |
10 launcher
40 missiles |
Finished negotiation for technological transferring programme. Two K-300P Bastion-P systems in active. |
P-5 Pyatyorka | Coastal defence | SS-N-3 Shaddock | ![]() ![]() |
unknown | Active duty. Already self-produced by Vietnam. | |
P-15 Termit | ![]() |
Anti-ship missile
Coastal defence |
SS-N-2 Styx | ![]() |
20[3] | Active duty. Equipped in Tarantul class ships. Some have been replaced by Kh-35. |
Kh-35 Uran-E | ![]() |
Anti-ship missile | SS-N-25 Switchblade | ![]() ![]() |
103[3] | Active duty. Equipped in Molniya and Gepard class ships. Some have been replaced by Kh-35. Already self-produced by Vietnam. 300 more on order. |
Kh-35 Uran-E | ![]() |
Anti-ship missile | SS-N-27 Sizzler | ![]() |
(10) | Equipped in Kilo submarines. 40 on order.[5] |
Firearms
Model | Image | Type | Calibre | Origin | Notes | |
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Pistol | ||||||
Makarov | ![]() |
Semi-automatic pistol | 9×18mm Makarov | ![]() |
Standard issue pistol. | |
Submachine gun | ||||||
Uzi | ![]() |
Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() |
Used by special naval forces. | |
Assault rifles | ||||||
AK-47 | ![]() |
Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm M43 | ![]() |
Standard issue assault rifle. | |
IWI Tavor TAR-21 | ![]() |
Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() ![]() |
Manufactured locally.[6][7][8] | |
Machine gun | ||||||
IMI Negev | ![]() |
Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() ![]() |
Used by special naval forces.[9] Manufactured locally.[8] |
Procurement
As the Vietnam People's Navy is responsible for protecting the nation's sovereignty and economic activities at sea, as well to repulse unauthorised foreign vessels intruding into Vietnamese waters. Vietnam's policy has considered the modernisation of the Navy a priority task in the overall military modernisation plan. As stated on 5 August 2011 by Minister of Defence Phùng Quang Thanh:
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The direction of building up the armed forces is one to follow the revolutionary spirit, regularisation and effectiveness and gradual modernisation. Within this context, the Navy, the Air Force, the Signal Corps and Electronic Warfare will proceed directly into modernisation to protect the country.[10]
- Frigates and corvettes: Two Gepard-class frigates were laid down in 2011 by Zelenodolsk shipyard-Russia, named HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang and HQ-012 Lý Thái Tổ, and two more were ordered. A contract was made in 2011 with Schelde Naval Shipbuilding-Netherlands to build two Sigma-class corvettes in the Netherlands and two more in Vietnam.[11] The Vietnam People's Navy has itself built six Tarantul-class corvettes (Molniya class) with Russian supervision and has designed and built the first warships of the TT-400TP gunboat class.[12]
- Submarines: Vietnam deployed its first submarine flotilla, Flotilla 182, on 1 June 1982. This flotilla was trained in Cam Ranh Bay under the guidance of Soviet submarine officers and used North Korea's Yugo-class submarine. In April 2011, Vietnam ordered six Kilo-class submarines worth about 1.8 billion dollars, said to be the entire defence budget of Vietnam in 2009. With six submarines, the first to be delivered in 2012 and the last one to be delivered by 2016, Vietnam will own the largest and most modern submarines in Southeast Asia.[13]
- Offshore patrol vessel: When Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng visited India in October 2014 it was announced that India will supply 4 naval vessels to Vietnam, and quickly operationalise a $100 million Line of Credit which will allow Vietnam to purchase new vessels from India.[14]
- Naval air force: The Vietnam People's Navy prepared to build the Naval Air Force to increase the capacity of coastal defence. On 27 February 2010, the Vietnamese People's Army General Staff decided to build and make the 954th Naval Air Force Regiment a regular member of the Vietnamese Navy. Vietnam has purchased three CASA C-212 Aviocar Series 400 aircraft. The aircraft are equipped with MSS 6000 radar and the Naval Air Force will use them for general patrol purposes. Vietnamese Navy received two Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma to offshore patrol and search and rescue missions.[15] Viking Air Company of Canada contracted to sell to Vietnam six Seaplane DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft from 2012 to 2014. While eight Kamov Ka-28 helicopters also transferred to the naval air force.[16]
- Coastal defence missile force: Vietnam People's Navy is building a coastal defence missile force (the 679th Coastal Missile Regiment) to become a core force in its maritime security strategy, with Russian and Indian missile systems. The Vietnamese Navy has already produced for itself the P-5 Pyatyorka/Shaddock anti-ship missile, with a range of 550 km. Vietnam was the only customer to which the Soviet Union exported this missile system. The then Russia delivered two K-300P Bastion-P coastal defence systems to Vietnam. The Bastion system uses the P-800 Oniks/Yakhont supersonic anti-ship missile, primarily used to attack targets on land and sea, has an attack range of 300 km, and can be used to protect a coastline of over 600 km.[17] During a 2014 visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng to India, the Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed willingness to sell their BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles developed by the Russia-India joint venture BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited to Vietnam.[18] The Vietnamese are now starting to locally produce the anti-ship missile Kh-35 Uran-E after receiving 33 missiles in 2010.
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US Navy 101126-N-5549O-072 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks with Vietnamese People's Navy Vice Adm. Nguyen Van Hien du.jpg
US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honourable Ray Mabus talking with Vietnam People's Navy Commander Admiral Nguyễn Văn Hiến on 26 November 2010.
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US Navy 060704-N-9851B-002 Lt.j.g. Robert Gillenwater, explains to visitors from the Navy division of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) the purpose of the diver's decompression chamber.jpg
US Navy Lt. Robert Gillenwater explains to Vietnamese Naval Officers the purpose of the diver's decompression chamber, 2006.
See also
References
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