Vietnam Defence Forum

[Aqsuperman]

RPG rounds in plastic container

 

[Viet]

Submarine

Operating Submarines is a challenging task as sub is one of the most complicated and sophisticated weapon systems in every Armed Forces. Espcially for Vietnam Navy, that is new to the game. knowing or unknowing the enviroment a sub operates decides about defeat or victory.

Operating a sub is like driving a car on a highway, keeping your eyes shut just relying on your natural senses. And if you feel there is a car behind you wanting to overtake, you accelerate the car a bit.

it is about making maps of the sea floor. every meter. Every inch in the SC Sea.

the Vietnam Navy´s 6th squad located in Hai Phong city has 4 SSS systems in operation that are used for analysis of the seabed structures in maritime archaeology. its computers have water samples collected at different depths to identify levels of pH, gas and salinity, properties of seabed terrain, sea currents and hydrometeorology data. it also contain coordinates of wrecked ships, underwater oil pipelines, telecommunication cables, and electricity lines on the seabed. survey ships collect electromagnetic levels of different areas, the speed of sound underwater, physical and chemical characteristics of sea water, temperature, water pressure, sea currents, and winds.

the survey reveals there are underwater offshore mountains that reach about 4,700 meters, forming a complicated structure on the seabed.

All the data is decoded and mapped onto three-dimensional nautical charts.

computer screens show data coding in colors depending on depths. Other screens displayed objects lying on the seabed. the speed of sound varies upon different circumstances, runs normally at 1,400-1,600 meters per second. all are very useful when detecting and determining the distance to enemy ships or submarines by collecting sonar signals.

releasing a robotic shark into the waters.

a team dropping equipments to record data of the sea.

the office of the 6th Squad.

 

[Aqsuperman]

well , no need to pay land-traffic maintance fee any more :v

 

[Barmaley]

White cubes... What is that?

 

[Viet]

White cubes... What is that?

it´s tofu my friend.
4 Things I've Learned About Tofu While Living in Vietnam — Maker Tour: Part Two | The Kitchn

 

[Aqsuperman]

In a maintaince depot

 

[Viet]

Coast Guard

December, 3 2015. Built by Z173 shipyard, launching 4 new TT-400 class vessels for the Coast Guard. I believe the production rate of vessels the domestic shipyards churn out has increased a lot. Now that would be nice if they can produce big warships. @Aqsuperman have you heard anything? what about the plan of building many Sigmar class frigates?


Specs:

420-tonne, TT400 class, top speed of 34.5 knots, standard range of 2,500 nautical miles at 15 knots.
Each vessel, which can operate continuously for 30 days and nights in a row at sea, can carry a crew of 35. Armed with two 14.5 mm air-defense guns, one AK 176 76 mm automatic cannon, and one radar-guided, six-barreled 30 mm AK 630 close-in weapon system turret.


4036, 4037

4038, 4039

Inside the shipyard Z173

 

[Viet]

a new idea from the army. 23mm anti aircraft twin gun ZU-23-2 mounted on a kamaz truck, voila, we have a mobile anti aircraft attilery targing low-flying enemy targets.

our people have apparently taken the idea from other armies that operate this russian developed attillery, such as the Polish Armed Forces.

 

[Aqsuperman]

one of many relic of war , still dangerous though

 

[Viet]

recently at the Sino-Vietnam border. apart of a private event happening here I don´t want to mention. if one looks at the clothings, both vietnamese and chinese border guards have somewhat similar uniforms. truely comrades. ha ha ha.

encounter between japanese (white) and vietnamese (dark blue) members of coast guards. interesting, one would expect, japanese, thanks to a long period of peace as well as to better health care and nutrition, would be taller than vietnamese on average, wo suffered long period of wars, terrible health care and low nutrition generelly would be shorter.

exile vietnamese if they are grown up in western countries are tall on average. I have no statistic data, just my observation. take this guy for example: Bao Nguyen. 35 years old. he is the mayor of Garden Grove, California, and now nominated as candidate for the upcoming election of the US Congress. California's 46th district. the seat currently held by Senate hopeful Rep. Loretta Sanchez. in picture. I wish him all the best. the more we have our people in the US politics the better we can influence the US policy.

 

[Viet]

"Good Morning, Vietnam’ for Netanyahu? PM Invited to Visit Asian Nation
December 3, 2015 1:44 pm

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai at the Knesset this week.. (photo credit:KOBI GIDEON/GPO)

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoàng Trung Hải (back, right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu watch Israeli and Vietnamese officials sign a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on diplomatic and political dialogue. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

During a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoàng Trung Hải invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make an official visit to the southeast Asian nation, while Netanyahu invited Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng to visit the Jewish state.

At Wednesday’s meeting, the Israeli and Vietnamese foreign ministries signed a memorandum of understanding on diplomatic and political dialogue.

“I welcome this formal expansion of our dialogue,” Netanyahu said. “Our trade is already robust both ways, which I think is the healthiest. I think there are many opportunities between Vietnam and Israel in so many fields, in almost every field. And we look forward to doing this and we believe our countries can seize the future individually, but better together.”

Netanyahu proposed Israeli-Vietnamese collaboration in areas including R&D, water, biotechnology, and agriculture.

Israel opened a defense attaché office in Vietnam earlier this year.

‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ for Netanyahu? PM Invited to Visit Asian Nation | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com

 

[Viet]

Launching a new class of transport ship: CSB 7011.

after one year under construction, built by Z173 shipyard, length 90 m, wide 14 m, displacement 4,300 tons, speed 13,5 knots, range 6,000 miles, capable to operate 60 days and nights, withstanding strong wind of 7-9.

 

[Aqsuperman]

although a Police vehicle , in case of emergency , putting heavy machingeun on top plus several smoke grenade and we have a APC ready to roll

 

[Viet]

Vietnam is Israel’s closest Asean partner – Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Published: 6 December 2015 12:00 PM

Growing ties could help narrow Vietnam’s development gap.

Israel’s relations with Asean countries have not received a great deal of attention. In reality, however, there is an increasing tendency of Israel to benefit from the growing economies of Southeast Asia.

Relations between Israel and Vietnam typify this trend. While many countries in the region have been reluctant, or at least careful, in pursuing relationship with the Jewish state, Vietnam enjoys a relatively strong relationship with Israel.

Even though contacts between Israel and Vietnam can be traced back to the 1970s, when a large number of Vietnamese migrated to Israel to escape prosecution and torture, formal bilateral cooperation between the two countries was established in mid-1993.

Since then, Hanoi and Tel Aviv have witnessed remarkable developments in their relationship with reciprocal visits at various levels and the establishment of diplomatic representative offices.

Interestingly, an important part of cooperation between Israel and Vietnam is the military. Even though Israel’s arms overtures to Vietnam have only recently increased, it has a long rooted history of military contacts with Hanoi, particularly with the presence of people of Vietnamese decent serving in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF).

The most important development in Israeli-Vietnamese military cooperation was the 2012 visit by Israel’s Ministry of Defence general director Udi Shani and representatives from Sibat Defence Export and Defence Cooperation to see potential prospects in Vietnam.

A plan was subsequently made by Israel Weapon Industries Ltd to open a light-arms plant with an investment of over US$100 million (RM422 million). The plant helps to manufacture and to supply Israel’s AS advanced version of the Galil infantry rifle.

The most recent development took place early this year when the Vietnamese government purchased an air defence missile system to enhance its air defence capacity.

What is also remarkable is that Israel’s Air Defence and Air Force Service conducted an English course for its units assigned to receive, manage, and exploit these new weapons and equipment in Hanoi in April this year.

Given Vietnam’s large military and obsolete weapons systems, Israel could be expected to play a considerable role in upgrading the country’s defence systems and its technologies. Thus it is not surprising that last year the two countries signed an MoU on defence cooperation and Israel has opened a defence attaché in Vietnam.

Economic relations have sharply increased in recent years, especially after the signing of a bilateral economic and trade agreement in 2004. This was further strengthened in 2009 when both governments inked an agreement on double tax avoidance, creating a transparent and healthy legal environment for their businesses to increase transactions.

Recent reports suggest that the trade volume between the two countries is expected to be more than US$1 billion, with Israeli exports jumping by 120%.

Vietnam mainly exports agricultural products, garments, and electronic equipment while it imports fertiliser, machinery, equipment, as well as electronic parts from Israel.

There are hundreds of Israeli companies, such as Iscar, that have made their way to Vietnam. In 2011, Israel and Vietnam also signed a US$250 million agreement involving financial protocol and maritime development.

The deal came on the heel of increasing demand in Vietnam for Israeli products, especially agricultural products and technologies. This economic cooperation is expected to flourish in the coming years as both governments recently agreed on a free-trade agreement.

Israel has been a considerable partner in Vietnam’s agricultural and dairy industries.

Israeli firm SAE Afikim, for instance, has been running the US$500 million project to supply 300 million litres of milk every year, produced by imported cows at 12 state-of-the-art mega dairies and a milk processing plants – all built with Israeli equipment and expertise.

It was reported that the project is the largest of its kind in the world and the biggest ever undertaken by an Israeli firm. Additionally, a group of Israeli experts have also conducted courses on agriculture in Vietnam. There are also plans to expand cooperation into the fields of aquaculture and other fishery-related spheres.

People-to-people exchanges have also contributed to the strengthening of the relationship. Besides a large number of Vietnamese workers in Israel, there are frequent meetings between politicians, businessmen, and academics.

Both countries have also exerted efforts to promote their tourism to each other. To ease air connectivity, Air Vietnam has also opened a representative office in the Jewish state.

In more recent years, Israel’s ties with Vietnam have expanded into different realms. Even though not widely reported, education has become an important element in Israel-Vietnam relations.

It is reported that there are approximately 2,000 Vietnamese students studying agriculture in Israel. Other exchanges are taking place in the realms of culture, biotech, information technology, and communications.

Relations have also been strengthened by humanitarian aid. In 2006 and 2007, for example, a team of 54 doctors and nurses from Israel headed out to nine remote areas of Vietnam to provide desperately needed medical care to Vietnamese.

Besides providing medical care as well as distributed foods and clothing, the teams also provided a farm animal to every household in these areas to offer a long-term economic base to the impoverished villagers.

Looking forward, Vietnam will continue to be Israel’s closest ally in Asean. While the bloc’s majority Muslim countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia face pressures and oppositions from inside, Vietnam does not have a similar challenge.

In tandem with the forthcoming Asean Economic Community, Vietnam offers Israel not only a gateway to large investment opportunities, but also provides a way to expand to the wider Asean region. With no sign to an end to the instability in the Middle East, it is not surprising that Israel sees the growing economies of Southeast Asia as prudent alternatives.

Meanwhile from Vietnam’s view, Israel’s growing presence is welcome. Israel’s top-notch renewable and farming technologies are fundamental to realising its agricultural abilities. Tel Aviv could also offer an access to untapped consumer markets and perhaps a hub for expansion in the wider Middle East.

Simultaneously, Israel’s ventures are waited as the country is in need of billions of dollars in investment to revamp its economy and bring down unemployment.

All in all, this expanding relationship could help minimise the developmental gap between Vietnam and other Asean countries. – December 6, 2015.

* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insider.

- See more at: Vietnam is Israel’s closest Asean partner – Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat - The Malaysian Insider




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I think this is a part of Vietnam history that nobody of us can be proud of. in the years of chaos, when millions of vietnamese fleeing the country. thanks to the government of Israel, a small group of vietnamese refugees were accepted arriving in Israel in 1977. Israel gave, not so many, 360 Vietnamese boat people refugee status, and a bit later, citizenship, full rights and government-subsidized apartments.

35 years on, where are Israel’s Vietnamese refugees? | The Times of Israel

Israeli Prime minister Menachem Begin greets Vietnamese refugees who were absorbed in Afula, June 26, 1980.

and today. the tinny vietnamese community is said does not want to remember of the dark times. but that´s understandable, actually, nobody of us wants to talk about it, about the past.

some of them in service of Israeli Armed Forces.

 

[Aqsuperman]

a line of Mobile Police , AK rifles and net-shogun are visible