Vietnam looks to buy US-made ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles
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Vietnam wants to purchase an US-made ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles for use in Vietnam Coast Guard, according to VnExpress.net. According to media reports in recent weeks, Boeing is close to sealing a deal to ScanEagle sell unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Vietnam. The ScanEagle systems considerably increase their intelligence collection and reconnaissance ability and developed […]
Vietnam receives the second batch of new T-90 tanks from Russia
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According to several media reports, the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has received the second batch of new Russian-made T-90S main battle tanks. The second batch of T-90S tanks from Russia arrived at a Vietnamese seaport on 21 February. The first 32 T-90S MBTs were delivered in early January 2019. In total, Vietnam ordered 64 T-90S […]
Vietnam receives first Russian-made T-90S tanks
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The People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) has received the first batch of T-90S main battle tanks (MBTs) from Russia. At least 32 new MBTs in baseline and command (T-90SK) version of the T-90S were delivered to Vietnam. In July 2017, the Russian News Agency TASS has announced that Russian Company Uralvagonzavod will supply 64 T-90S […]
Vietnam unveiled new heavy sniper rifle produced under licence from Russia
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According to the Vietnamese online magazine Soha.vn, at the Factory Z111 of the Defence Ministry of Vietnam in Thanh Hoa, was launched production under licence of the Russian 12.7×108mm large-sized sniper rifle OSV-96. According to the local source, Vietnam has established a production line in cooperation with the Russian defence companies for the manufacture of a new […]
CONTROP wins contract to provide significant number of Maritime EO/IR payloads to the Vietnamese Navy
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CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. – a company specializing in the field of electro-optics and IR defense and homeland security solutions – wins a contract to provide a significant number of maritime EO/IR payloads to the Vietnamese Navy. This is a follow-on order of a previous order made three (3) years ago. CONTROP’s iSea-40HD will be […]
Belarus to provide enhanced combat and performance capabilities to Vietnam’s air defence units
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The Belarus’s scientific and industrial private unitary enterprise specializing in an upgrading of air defense missile systems, the Tetraedr, to provide enhanced combat and performance capabilities to Vietnam’s air defence units. According to the official webіite of Tetraedr, during the official visit of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang to Minsk, the Vietnamese delegation […]
Russia’s Uralvagonzavod to supply Vietnam with 64 T-90 main battle tanks
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The UralVagonZavod (UVZ) has signed the contract to provide 64 T-90S third-generation main battle tanks for the People’s Army of Vietnam, the corporation said in the 2016 report published on Tuesday. The report identifies foreign contracts among its priorities, noting, among others “a contract with … Contractor 704 to deliver 64 T-90S/SK tanks.” Under the Russian state standard of […]
Vietnam looks to buy Delilah standoff-range missiles from Israel
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Vietnam is looking to increase the capabilities of its fighter fleet at the expense of an Israeli-made standoff multi-role cruise missile that can strike targets over 250 kilometers away with pinpoint accuracy. According to Flightglobal, Vietnam is considering a purchase an advanced version of the Israel Military Industries (IMI) Delilah standoff-range air-to-surface missile. The purchase was discussed between […]
Vietnam received new batch of surface-to-air SPYDER-SR air defence system
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The Vietnam People’s Air Force has received a new batch of surface-to-air SPYDER-SR air defence system, that was reported by soha.vn. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the new batch of SPYDER-SR medium range mobile air defence system is the second of 6 ordered from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in 2015. The SPYDER (Surface-to-air PYthon […]
Vietnam looks to India for medium-range surface-to-air missile systems
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Vietnam is looking to strengthen its military muscle and India has emerged as a potential supplier for new medium-range surface-to-air missile systems. India and Vietnam are actively discussing the sale of Akash surface-to-air missiles to the latter, the Times of India reported on Monday. The discussions follow the review of the bilateral defence cooperation between the two […]