Russia to Hand Over ‘Black Hole’ Sub to Vietnam in November

[GR!FF!N]

hey how about we order some of this class of subs
these are good subs & can be delivered on time if we do not insist on Made in India tag

I think vietnam is getting Kilo subs,which already India have..though it was old and recently going through modernization..

 

[faithfulguy]

I think vietnam is getting Kilo subs,which already India have..though it was old and recently going through modernization..

India got some of the first Kilo. Is Kilo still India's most advance conventional attack sub?

 

[GR!FF!N]

India got some of the first Kilo. Is Kilo still India's most advance conventional attack sub?

actually wrong..India got its last of the kilos even after China's last kilo...and we upgraded it..

officially Scorpene is,which will be inducted within 2 years..

 

[Viet]

The first two submarines are reported to take a journey to Vietnam, from Russia through the Suez Canal, and around Africa. A long way to go. I wonder where the subs get the fuel?

Prime Minister Nguyen visited and inspected Kilo 636 submarines named "Hanoi" of the Vietnam's navy during his visit to Russia in May 2013. Photo: VNA

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

I'll be very surprised if we buy more before 2020.

I think an order of six P-3 Orion that is more appropriate before ordering more submarines...

LAAD Defence and Security 2013: US mulls P-3 MPA sale to Vietnam

Gareth Jennings, Rio de Janeiro - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
10 April 2013

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is expected to request from the US government the sale of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), a senior company official told IHS Jane's on 10 April.

Speaking at the LAAD Defence and Security 2013 exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Clay Fearnow, director maritime patrol programmes, said the Vietnamese Navy was keen to buy up to six surplus P-3s to help patrol the country's nearly 3,500 km coastline and 1,396,299 km 2 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

"The Vietnamese Navy has expressed a lot of interest [in the P-3], and there is [US government] support to move forward," said Fearnow.

LAAD Defence and Security 2013: US mulls P-3 MPA sale to Vietnam - IHS Jane's 360