Vietnam Defence Forum

[Nilgiri]

No way. We are not at war. I think we invite them to a bowl of hot pho

Saigon style pho or Hanoi style?

It makes all the difference!

 

[vtnsx]

Saigon style pho or Hanoi style?

It makes all the difference!

Saigon Pho

 

[dingyibvs]

Read above

But yes we have the smallest military per land/water size anyway. But we are part of NATO so its not a huge issue.

Unless Trump wins, then it'll be an issue!

 

[Nilgiri]

Unless Trump wins, then it'll be an issue!

Canada does reasonably level paying into NATO. The laggers in that department would have to be the ones really worried.

 

[dingyibvs]

Canada does reasonably level paying into NATO. The laggers in that department would have to be the ones really worried.

With a defense budget of about 1% of GDP, Canada is in fact one of the worst.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-defence-spending-1.3664272

 

[Nilgiri]

With a defense budget of about 1% of GDP, Canada is in fact one of the worst.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-defence-spending-1.3664272

Good time to crack the whip then.

 

[Silent Knight]

How is it possible for a huge country as Canada operating a such small fleet?

They're too nice for anyone to attack

 

[GS Zhou]

Chinese Warships to Dock in Vietnam

HANOI—Three Chinese warships will dock Saturday at Vietnam’s strategic naval base at Cam Ranh Bay, three weeks after two U.S. naval vessels docked there for the first time since former wartime foes Hanoi and Washington normalized relations 21 years ago.

Vietnam has recently made the Cam Ranh Bay base available to visiting foreign naval vessels in an attempt to maintain a strong international presence in the South China Sea amid maritime disputes with China. Beijing has claimed nearly all the strategic waterway, conflicting with claims by Vietnam and other nations including Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei.

The Chinese warships with 750 sailors on board will visit the base for four days, during which time they will hold exchange activities with Vietnamese navy sailors, Vietnamese state media reported Wednesday, citing the Department of Foreign Affairs of Khanh Hoa province, where the base is located.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-warships-to-dock-in-vietnam-1476878216

 

[Viet]

only here on PDF, and only here in VN military thread. has anyone ever asked why Philippines´ Durtete dumps America and embraces China?

a picture shows the Philippines Airlines plane carrying Durtete and his close circle on the trip to Vietnam last September. Guess who is the most important man/women to Durtete, the most influential person to him?

No, it is not the guy with dark sunglass, and sunshine is hardly visible in the plane

Neither the beauty sitting in the front

It is the guy behind her: the Special Assistant to the President Christopher "Bong" Go. in dark blue jacket with a sticker. if anyone who serves Duterte longest and closest, it is him, a grandson of a close friend of Duterte. nobody goes to Duterte without passing through Go. his name is Go, but it is a No-Go. at least for America.

 

[Viet]

Vietnam made medium range UHF acquisition radar VRS-2DM, based upon Soviet P-19 radar, especially designed to detect low flying targets. range 250km. first recruits are trained to operate the system.

 

[Silent Knight]

@GS Zhou

Do you know which Chinese warships will visit Vietnam tomorrow? I couldn't find any information, except they from the East Sea Fleet and not South Sea Fleet.

 

[GS Zhou]

@GS Zhou

Do you know which Chinese warships will visit Vietnam tomorrow? I couldn't find any information, except they from the East Sea Fleet and not South Sea Fleet.

I guess two 054A frigates (529 Zhoushan, and 531 Xiangtan), and one Type 903 replenishment ship (890 Chaohu), will make the visit.

The three ships are on their way back to China, after they completed their Anti-Piracy duties in the Gulf of Aden. They just made a visit to Cambodia, and I guess Vietnam is the next destination.

Hope helpful.

 

[Viet]

I guess two 054A frigates (529 Zhoushan, and 531 Xiangtan), and one Type 903 replenishment ship (890 Chaohu), will make the visit.

The three ships are on their way back to China, after they completed their Anti-Piracy duties in the Gulf of Aden. They just made a visit to Cambodia, and I guess Vietnam is the next destination.

Hope helpful.

Please feel free posting pictures of Chinese warships here. I will do the same if pictures become available on viet media. Hopefully Chinese ship commanders allow visitors on board, making sightseeing tours. In doing so the viet people can enjoy and wildness how China makes great advances in warship building

 

[Viet]

Haven't heard any recent news of the sailship "Le Quy Don". Is the ship anywhere on a training voyage at sea?

 

[TenLua]

Haven't heard any recent news of the sailship "Le Quy Don". Is the ship anywhere on a training voyage at sea?

LOL Put some Brahmos on that for shits and giggles.