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[Aqsuperman]

Im in Hanoi since my birth we always need more help

 

[Carlosa]

Im in Hanoi since my birth we always need more help

Looks like we lost some pages, server rollback. We lost 5 days of postings.

 

[Viet]

so sad, many good postings were gone. rest in peace.

 

[William Hung]

Oh dear, looks like some of those old posts that mentioned the secret order info leaked by aqsuperman has returned again and can no longer be deleted.

 

[Aqsuperman]

.........And look like the shark do eat something beside the cable
On the other side , Israel really do on the rise in VN military , both army and navy . First the Orbiter , EXTRA , MATADOR , Tavor now even ACE ,SPYDER , ACCULAR ..........Damn if some Python or Nimrod got purchase for the airforce , I wonder what our future Armed Force will look like ?

 

[Carlosa]

.........And look like the shark do eat something beside the cable
On the other side , Israel really do on the rise in VN military , both army and navy . First the Orbiter , EXTRA , MATADOR , Tavor now even ACE ,SPYDER , ACCULAR ..........Damn if some Python or Nimrod got purchase for the airforce , I wonder what our future Armed Force will look like ?

All of that is good but I'm not going to be happy until I see Barak 8 in Vietnamese ships.

 

[frequency]

All of that is good but I'm not going to be happy until I see Barak 8 in Vietnamese ships.

How much does a western mechanical engineer with 7 years experience make in vietnam making military weapons?

 

[Carlosa]

How much does a western mechanical engineer with 7 years experience make in vietnam making military weapons?

I have no idea man, I don't work or do business in Vietnam, I just relax full time . Why?

 

[NiceGuy]

April 1975 victory celebrated around the world
29/04/2015 | 17:32:34

Representatives from the Argentine Lower House as well as ambassadors representing India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and NicaraguaA ceremony attended the ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese communities around the world have organised a number of celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification, which falls on April 30.

A ceremony was held on April 28 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to mark the event, with the participation of representatives from the Argentine Lower House as well as ambassadors representing India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Nicaragua.

Speaking at the event, Chairman of the Argentine Lower House’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Guillermo Carmona, lauded the achievements that the 92 million-strong country of Vietnam has gained in the 40 since the war.

Meanwhile, Maria Carolina Perez Colman, Foreign Policy Undersecretary at the Argentine Foreign Ministry, expressed delight at the solidarity, friendship and cooperation between the two countries, evidenced by two-way trade exceeding 1.95 billion USD last year, a surge from the 830 million USD recorded in 2010.

At the same time, Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Nguyen Dinh Thao noted that after four decades, unexploded bombs and mines left over from the war continue to threaten the lives of locals. He did however highlight the nation’s development achievements.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt organised a similar ceremony on the same day.

The anniversary was marked in India at a meeting held by the All-India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) on April 28.

In France , the Vietnamese community gathered at the Vietnamese Embassy on April 27 to celebrate the great spring 1975 victory. Addressing the event, Ambassador Nguyen Ngoc Son highlighted the significance of the General Offensive and Uprising that led to the complete liberation of South Vietnam, putting an end to the American War and reunifying the nation.

He stated that the desire for peace was the key motivator inspiring Vietnamese people to achieve the victory. He also thanked foreign partners for supporting Vietnam in the struggle.

A day earlier, a similar gathering was held by the Association of Vietnamese Veterans in the German state of Sachsen Anhalt, as they too officially celebrated the victory.

Yet another ceremony was also jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary and the Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association, drawing locals and representatives from Budapest city government as well as overseas Vietnamese in the country.

Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Tuan said after four decades, Vietnam has risen from a poor and underdeveloped country to become a nation of peace and stability with a speedily growing economy and improved living conditions. He said it has integrated deeply with the rest of the world and is playing an increasingly important role on the global stage.

He also spoke highly of the assistance that has come from the international community, including Hungarian friends, to support national defence and construction.-VNA
April 1975 victory celebrated around the world -- Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

 

[NiceGuy]

April 30th in SaiGon.

 

[frequency]

April 30th in SaiGon.

Those guys can use some steak and chicken breast.

 

[William Hung]

Happy Victory day everyone.

Saigon 1975: A north Vietnamese soldier kneeling in front of the Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral. War is over, pray for peace.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Vietnam Buys Deadly New Missiles Capable of Hitting China
Hanoi is the first Southeast Asian nation arming its submarines with land attack cruise missiles.

Maquette of 3M-54E missile SS-N-27 "Sizzler"
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons

By Franz-Stefan Gady
April 30, 2015
Vietnam is in the process of acquiring 50 anti-ship and land attack 3M-14E Klub supersonic cruise missiles for its burgeoning fleet of SSK Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines, Der Spiegel Online reports.

According to the article, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently updated data on its website, based on information obtained from the United Nations’ register of conventional arms, indicating that Russia has already delivered 28 missiles over the last two years to Hanoi, although the precise number remains unknown.

The Klub is a Russian-made conventional supersonic cruise missile, “designed to destroy targets protected by sophisticated active air defenses and countermeasures,” deagel.com explains. It is an export variant of Russia’s “carrier killer” 3M-54 (NATO designation: SS-N-27A “Sizzler”) and capable of long-range precision strikes.

While it is unknown whether the anti-ship variant of the weapon sold to Vietnam is the 3M-54E Klub-S (range 220km) or 3M-54E1 (range 300km) – both of which can be launched from submarines – the land-attack variant is almost certainly the 3M-14E (range 300km), capable of carrying a 450kg warhead.

The purchase of land attack cruise missiles mark a “massive shift” beyond advancing the Vietnamese’s Navy’s anti-ship capabilities, according to naval analyst Carl Thayer quoted by Reuters. “They’ve given themselves a much more powerful deterrent that complicates China’s strategic calculations,” he added.

Principal targets for the new missile could be the Chinese naval base at Sanya on China’s Hainan Island and military facilities (e.g., ports and airfields) that China is building in the potentially oil-rich South China Sea (see: “South China Sea: China’s Unprecedented Spratlys Building Program”).

The launch platforms for Vietnam’s new weapons will be six 4,000-ton Type 636 Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines – labelled “black holes” by the U.S. Navy due to their quietness, according to UNSI News.

The website naval-technology.com notes about the Type 636 Kilo-class:

Type 636 is designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface-ship warfare (ASuW) and also for general reconnaissance and patrol missions. The Type 636 submarine is considered to be to be one of the quietest diesel submarines in the world. It is said to be capable of detecting an enemy submarine at a range three to four times greater than it can be detected itself.

The Vietnamese Navy has already commissioned two Kilo-class vessels – the HQ-182 Hanoi and HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City – in 2014, while it received the third sub, the HQ-184 Haiphong, in February of this year.

Reuters states that the fourth Kilo-class vessel is already in transit to Vietnam, with a fifth undergoing seal-trials in St. Petersburg and the sixth and last to be completed and delivered in 2016. Hanoi and Moscow signed a $ 2.6 billion contract for the modernization of Vietnam’s submarine fleet back in 2009.

Once the last vessel is commissioned, Vietnam will have the most modern submarine force in all of Southeast Asia. Its principal purpose will be to act as a credible deterrent force to Chinese “adventurism” in Vietnam’s maritime domain.

However, as Carl Thayer noted in The Diplomat (see: “Can Vietnam’s Maritime Strategy Counter China?”) it remains to be seen whether Vietnam can develop new doctrines and tactics to use its new weapon platforms, and how quickly the Vietnamese Navy can integrate its new fleet of submarines into the country’s overall counter-intervention strategy vis-à-vis Beijing.

“The views of defense analysts range from skeptical to cautiously optimistic about Vietnam’s ability to develop an effective counter-intervention strategy to deter China in Vietnam’s maritime domain,” Thayer summarizes.

He concludes:

The purpose of Vietnam’s counter-intervention strategy is intended to deter China from deploying PLAN warships at the lower end of the conflict spectrum, such as assisting civilian law enforcement agency vessels operating in Vietnamese waters or blockading Vietnamese-held islands and features in the South China Sea.

Vietnam Buys Deadly New Missiles Capable of Hitting China | The Diplomat

 

[Viet]

april 30, victory parade

 

[Viet]