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Vietnam-France defence cooperation committee convenes
09:45 | 10/01/2013 dangcongsan.vn

The third meeting of the Vietnam-France Joint Committee on National Defence Cooperation was held in Hanoi on January 9.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence, and Senior Lieutenant General Gratien Maire, Deputy Chief of Staff of the French Army, co-chaired the meeting.

 

[Viet]

UK Defence Under Secretary of State visits Vietnam
1/26/2013 8:33:20 AM Voice of Vietnam

(VOV) - UK Defence Under Secretary of State Lord Astor of Hever began a five-day visit to Vietnam on January 26 at the invitation of Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh.

He will hold talks with Vinh and pay a courtesy visit to Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh on defence cooperation between the two countries.

Lord Astor and Vinh will witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on hydrographic cooperation between the UK Hydrographic Office and the Vietnamese Navy.

The UK defence official will visit a number of Vietnamese military zones and training establishments.

“Vietnam is an increasingly important actor on the international stage and the UK welcomes the closer ties that we are developing with this region of the world,” Lord Astor told the press prior to his visit.

He revealed that he will open a defence industry forum to improve understanding about how UK companies might apply their experience and expertise to assist Vietnam in addressing its future defence requirements.

Earlier this month, Rolls Royce signed a contract to supply stabilisers to the Vietnamese Navy, which sends a strong signal about Vietnam’s potential.

“I hope that the trade mission accompanying my visit will help other UK companies to explore emerging opportunities in this exciting market,” he said.

Lord Astor will also visit the British Council in Hanoi where he will open the second phase of an intensive programme of English language training to support peacekeeping for the Institute of Defence and International Relations. The training, which is funded by the UK Ministry of Defence, is part of a wider package of defence related support agreed following the signing of the MoU on defence in November 2011.

Vietnam and the UK established the strategic partnership and signed the Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation.

 

[Soryu]

I think you shall create a Thread for info about defence and military event, affair of Vietnam. It's good better than create new theard per event.

 

[Viet]

I think you shall create a Thread for info about defence and military event, affair of Vietnam. It's good better than create new theard per event.

I believed this visit is important for a new thread as the visitor comes from UK.

You may be right, it may be better to put such news into the existing Vietnam military thread. BTW let me create one for Vietnam's Foreign Affairs since we expect more on this field.

@Hu Songshan
can you pls merge this thread into the existing Vietnam military thread? Thanks.

 

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Vietnam values ties with UK

Vietnam values the development of ties with the UK as it sees the European country as its leading partner and gives the country a priority in its foreign policy.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made the affirmation while meeting with Crown Prince Charles in London on January 23 during his official visit to the country.

He said the visit will help develop bilateral relations in a more practical and effective manner.

Prince Charles said the visit, which is taking place in the year the two countries are celebrating their 40 th anniversary of diplomatic ties, will create a strong momentum for future relations between the two countries.

The two sides expressed their pleasure with the developing relations, and suggested that the two countries increase the exchange of high-level delegations, promote cooperation in economics, trade and investment, and create favourable conditions for businesses from both sides.

They also agreed that bilateral cooperation in education-training, culture and tourism needs to be further developed in the future.

The Prince expressed his wish to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in agricultural production, seafood exploitation, forestry development, and increase the protection of the environment and wild animals.

Prince Charles accepted Trong’s invitation to visit Vietnam .

On the same day, Trong joined an informal party with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, during which they discussed practical issues to boost bilateral ties.

During the visit, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other officials accompanying the Party leader had a discussion with the UK-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group on Vietnam ’s situation and the outcomes of the country’s renewal process.

The delegation also attended the opening ceremony of a UK House of Commons session and heard Prime Minister David Cameron speak to the House.

The same day, Deputy PM Phuc and the Vietnamese delegation met Roger Gifford, the Lord Mayor of the City of London , and UK business representatives.

Phuc applauded the significant contributions the City of London has made to the UK economy, and said the city will play an important role in fostering economic, trade and investment ties between Vietnam and the UK .

He said he hopes more enterprises from the UK will start to operate in Vietnam , especially in the fields of high technology and infrastructure development, and share banking experiences with their Vietnamese partners.

Vietnam will create favourable conditions for UK investors to seek business opportunities in Vietnam , he affirmed.

Following the Vietnamese delegation’s departure from the UK , Party General Secretary Trong sent a message to the UK ’s Prime Minister conveying his thanks and impressions to him, the Royal Family, the Government and people of the UK , for the warm welcome the delegation received.

He expressed his belief that the strategic partnership between the two countries will promote cooperation and benefit people from both countries./.VNA

 

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Vietnam, UK strengthen national defence ties
Updated : 1/29/2013 12:29:58 PM Voice of Vietnam

(VOV) - Senior-Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty, Chief-of-the-General-Staff cum Deputy Defence Minister, on January 28 received UK Defence Under Secretary of State Lord Astor of Hever during his working visit to Vietnam from Jan. 26-30.

Vice Admiral Pham Ngoc Minh and Rear Admiral Tom Karsten Tom Karsten signed a cooperation agreement between the Vietnam People's Navy and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).

Ty spoke highly of the fruitful cooperation in national defence between Vietnam and the UK, regarding Lord Astor’s visit as the first by a senior official of the UK Ministry of Defence since the two countries established diplomatic ties four decades ago.

The UK defence official pledged to do his best to foster bilateral relations, especially defence ties. He asked the Vietnamese Defence Ministry to promote regular exchanges between the two naval forces.

Lord Astor briefed his host on his talks with Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh before the opening of the Vietnam-UK Defence Business Forum in Hanoi.

 

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Vietnam´s Prime Minister inspects Su-30MK2 aircraft
Tuoitrenews| Updated : Sun, January 27, 2013,1:08 PM (GMT+0700)

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pictured in the cabin of a Su-30MK2 when he visited Yen The Air Force Division in Thanh Hoa province together with Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh on January 26 2013. Photo: TTXVN


Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh Saturday visited Yen The Air Force Division located in Tho Xuan District in Thanh Hoa central province. During the visit, the Prime Minister also inspected Su-30MK2 aircraft that belong to the 923rd Regiment.

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Dung emphasized that it is necessary to build national defense and security system though we are living in peace. Therefore, the Prime Minister called on officers and soldiers to stay prepared for combat in any situation.

Specifically, Dung asked the 923rd Regiment to continue its priorities such as heightening the sense of vigilance and being ready for action as well as improving combat skills for its soldiers.

Su-30MK2 is a further improvement to Su-30MKK – a heavy class, all-weather, long-range strike fighter equipped with track-while-scan and look-down/shoot-down capability.

The Su-30MK2 multi-role fighter is designed to gain air superiority through killing hostile manned and unmanned aircraft with guided missiles in medium-range engagements and dogfights, and surface (ground and sea) targets destroying with all types of weapon, first of all with high precision weapon in individual and group operations in all-weather conditions.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh pictured with air force soldiers at Yen The Air Force Division.

The rockets installed on SU30MK2 aircraft

 

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Vietnam Takes Delivery of Third C212-400
28 Januari 2013

The Vietnamese Coast Guard's third and final C212-400 aircraft (photo : Airbus Military)

Airbus Military delivers last C212 400 assembled in Spain. The delivery of this aircraft mark moment of Spanish aviation history

Airbus Military has delivered the last C212-400 assembled in Spain. This delivery marks a moment of Spanish aviation history and the end of more than 40 years of continuous production of the C212 –one of the Spanish best-known aerospace products– at the Airbus Military final assembly line (FAL) in Seville, Spain. Since its maiden flight in 1971, 477 C212 have been built for 92 different operators. Nowadays, 290 C212 remain in service in 40 countries all over the world. The three countries in which there are today most C212s in operation are Indonesia (70 aircraft), USA (37), and Spain (26). This 477th C212 –the third and final C212-400 for the Vietnam Marine Police– was formally delivered on December 28th, ending 42 years of continuous production of the type.

Designed in the late 1960s, the C212 was first delivered to the Portuguese Air Force and the Spanish Air Force in October 1974. After its entry in service, the airlifter became rapidly renowned at a global level for its robustness and reliability. In fact, the C212 has been successfully operated in every corner of the planet –including the Antarctic ice cap. Operators in some of the toughest operating conditions to be found developed enormous affection for its uniquely versatile characteristics and deployed it on an extraordinary variety of roles ranging from transport to rain-making, ultra-sophisticated surveillance to search and rescue. The Design Office of the company eventually developed four different series of the aircraft – culminating in the C212-400, which made its first flight in 1997, in addition to a variety of special mission versions.

Airbus Military CEO, Domingo Ureña-Raso, said: "Every Airbus Military employee involved with the C212 throughout these years can be rightly proud of producing an aircraft that has served its operators faithfully over many years and provided the basis for the development of CASA into the world-class company that it is today in the form of Airbus Military. Times move on, but it will be a great pleasure to see the C212 continuing to fly in near or far-flung corners of the globe for many years to come."

Both military and civil operators have benefited from the C212´s versatility and reliability throughout four decades. From now on operators from all over the world will have a new and upgraded version available, renamed as NC212, that will be produced jointly by PT Dirgantara Indonesia and Airbus Military and assembled in Bandung (Indonesia). The Airbus Military final assembly line in Seville will now focus on the production of the C295 and CN235 aircraft in both transport and mission configurations, as well as on the increasing activity on the A400M assembly line.

Airbus Military delivers last C212-400 assembled in Spain. The delivery of this aircraft marks moment of Spanish aviation history - Airbus Military

 

[Viet]

Viking Air delivered first of six Twin Otters To Vietnamese Navy.

The six DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft ($5 million each) will be equipped for amphibious operations and form the Vietnamese navy's first fixed-wing-aircraft unit. They will be used primarily for search and rescue and to patrol more than 3,400 kilometres of coastline.

 

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First Type 06361 submarine Hà Nội spotted in Svetly, Kaliningrad region, Russia

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/china-...etly-kaliningrad-region-ru.html#ixzz2JRNNpDAh

Vietnam is to receive 6 Type 06361 (проект 06361) submarines by the end of 2016.
The first submarine of the series, Hà Nội, will be passed over to Vietnam Naval Forces in August 2013.

 

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These diesel-electric submarines are reportely equipped with complex Club-S cruise missiles.

 

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Vietnam's Naval infantry

 

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Two of four Gepard frigates have been delivered to Vietnam Navy, the third is expected in 2014.

source: Hải quân Việt Nam sẽ nhận tàu chiến Gepard thứ ba vào năm 2014
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The first Gepard-3.9 of Vietnam Navy

The second Gepard-3.9 of Vietnam Navy

 

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Admiralty factory in St. Petersburg held the naming and launching ceremony for Vietnamese second kilo submarine on December 28, 2012

 

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The babe of our navy

...for airforce