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the article does not reveal details, it can be the stuffs as yoru and others say: molniya corvette and AK ship guns.
I guess once the drafted "military cooperation pact" with russia is signed, we get technology transfer for AK and other toys. the russians are a bit hesitant because they don´t want to anger the chinese too much.
on the other side, russia is keen to keep the balance of powers in the region. she has no interest if china dominates the region, least the south china sea. helping vietnam to counter china is part of the game. if china controls the important sea lanes, the sky, what would happen to the russia pacific fleet? the strategic bombers? their fate would be sealed.
Russia’s Game in Southeast Asia | The Jamestown Foundation
yes, once our demand is satisfied, it is planned to export Galil assualt rifles to other friendly countries.
I did hear once from a source that Vietnam would like to build under license those 2 naval guns AK-176 and Ak-630, so it could be that.