So as per wiki. VN has some 7 frigates , 9 Corvettes , 8-9 missile boats , 3 submarines from Russia . So India cannot supply submarines which can be taken care by big brother Russians .
Since you already have 7 frigates and 2 additional ordered , 2-3 destroyers will be of good addition . Instead Shivalik which not so big but packs some serious punch can be the best choice. As new Shivalik will be upgraded from the 1st batch used by Indian Navy . It will give next generation stealth capabilities. Corvettes can be managed with with existing ones and ASW helicopters can do some serious damage to enemy submarines. Shivalik will be a game changer for your Navy.
And by the way how many submarines have u guys ordered from Russia . 3 or 6 ?
Hope some one will take serious note of this. When Russians helped us. Why can't we do the same with our friends .who need help ? Sure we won't say no to anyone of our friends in need . But this can be more beneficial for both of our countries . We will get more new jobs created , veits will get more ToT more fire power. And we can export it to many other SCS countries and beyond. Surely India have to spend some real cash on private ship yard though
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Any updates on this ? It's been few months now !!!
India to Sell Warships to Vietnam, Increase Footprints in South China Sea
Written by Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Updated: Dec 19, 2014 00:17 IST
Warship Barracuda docked in Kolkata. (Photo courtesy: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.))
New Delhi: India is all set to sell warships to Vietnam - a country locked in territorial with China.
Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers or GRSE - a Kolkata-based Defence Public Sector unit - will supply warships to Vietnam. This will be the second export of warships for India. It is already selling a patrol ship - Coast Guard Ship Barracuda - to Mauritius at a cost of Rs 350 crores. (
Meet the Barracuda - the First Warship India Will Export)
Besides, it is also in the race to export two light Frigates - about 3500 tons each at a total cost of Rs 2000 crore - to The Philippines.
The forays of the Indian Ship builder in the Indian Ocean and the disputed South China Sea are not mere commercial. The sale has strategic implications as well as the exports will spread Indian footprints across the region. Vietnam, the Philippines and four other countries are locked in a high decibel and international watched territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. India has oil drilling blocks off the Coast of
Vietnam and has ramped up military training including that of Submariners and Sukhoi-30 fighter pilots."The sale of at least four patrol vessels comes as part of the $100 million credit line for military extended to Vietnam by India," Rear Admiral AK Verma (retd) Chairman and Managing Director of GRSE said.
These patrol vessels will be about 35 meters in length, 10 meters broad and will have specialized Aluminum Hull. They will be used to patrol the waters close to the shore. Vietnam needs at least seven more such ships and GRSE is expected to get the order for the rest of the ships as well.For the Philippines order, GRSE is competing with six foreign ship yards - Navantia, Spain, STX, France and Hyundai, Daewoo, and STX from Korea.
"We have been looking out to export ships for about a year and half, however under the Modi government there is more urgency and stress on exports," a senior GRSE officer told NDTV explaining fresh forays of the shipyard to foreign shores.
Story first published: Dec 19, 2014 00:17 IST
So 4 Patrol boats are conformed ? May it be armed with Brahmos ? Sure Brahmos sale will be made to veitnam . Talks are in very advanced stage . But what will be the platform ?