List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Navy

Since the Vietnam War, most of Vietnamese vessels were supplied by the Soviet Union and presently by Russia, while hundreds more were integrated into the navy after it was left over from South Vietnam although many have been decommissioned due to lack of parts. However, due to rising tensions in the South China Sea, many nearby nations such as Japan have shown support in developing Vietnam's Navy and Coast Guard.[1]

Vietnam People's Army
Ministry of Defence
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Ranks of the Vietnamese Military
Ground Force ranks and insignia
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History of the Vietnamese Military
History of Vietnamese military ranks
Military history of Vietnam
Vietnam People's Navy honour guard during the 2010 ASEAN Defence Ministers meeting.

The Vietnam People's Navy is the branch of the Vietnam People's Army with the fastest modernisation as the Vietnamese government put it as a main priority, with constant improvement to its weapons, munitions and combat capability.

Vessels

Class Image Type Ships Origin Quantity Notes
Submarines (6)
KiloSubmarine182 Hà Nội
183 Hồ Chí Minh City
184 Hải Phòng
185 Khánh Hoà
186 Đà Nẵng
187 Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
 Russia6[2]Equipped with Kalibr / Club missiles.[2]
Frigates (9)
Gepard 3.9Frigate011 Đinh Tiên Hoàng
012 Lý Thái Tổ
015 Trần Hưng Đạo
016 Quang Trung
 Russia4[3]HQ-15 and HQ-16 equipped with anti-submarine capability while HQ-11 and HQ-12 are not. With two more ships planned.
PetyaFrigateHQ-09
HQ-11
HQ-13
HQ-15
HQ-17
 Soviet Union5[4]Three ASW frigate while two converted to gunboats.
Corvettes (14)
MolniyaCorvetteHQ-375
HQ-376
HQ-377
HQ-378
HQ-379
HQ-380
HQ-382
HQ-383
 Russia
 Vietnam
8[5]6 built locally.
TarantulCorvetteHQ-371
HQ-372
HQ-373
HQ-374
 Russia
 Vietnam
4[6][7]4 built locally.
PohangCorvetteHQ-18
HQ-20
 South Korea2[8]ASW corvette transferred from South Korea.[8]
Patrol vessels (26)
BPS-500Missile boatHQ-381

 Vietnam

1Active duty.
OsaMissile boatHQ-354
HQ-355
HQ-356
HQ-357
HQ-358
HQ-359
HQ-360
HQ-361
 Soviet Union8Active duty.
SvetlyakPatrol boatHQ-261
HQ-263
HQ-264
HQ-265
HQ-266
HQ-267
 Russia6Active duty.
TT-400TPPatrol boat/GunboatHQ-272
HQ-273
HQ-274
HQ-275
HQ-276
HQ-277
 Vietnam6Active duty.
TuryaPatrol boatHQ-331
HQ-332
HQ-333
HQ-334
HQ-335
 Soviet Union5Active duty.
Amphibious warfare ships (13)
LST-542Amphibious warfareHQ-501 Trần Khánh Dư
HQ-503
 United States2Active duty. The former USS Maricopa County LST-938 and USS Coconino County (LST-603) which captured during the Vietnam War.
PolnocnyAmphibious warfareHQ-511
HQ-512
HQ-513
 Poland3Active duty.
Hùng VươngAmphibious warfareHQ-521
HQ-522
 Vietnam2Active duty.
Damen Roro 5612 Amphibious warfare 526
527
528
YN541056
 Vietnam 3 (1) Active duty. 3 ship repurchase from order Venezuela.

1 ship in order

LCM-8 Amphibious warfare  United States Captured during the Vietnam War.
LCU 1466 Amphibious warfare HQ-551
HQ-552
HQ-553
HQ-554
HQ-555
HQ-556
 United States 6 Captured during the Vietnam War.
Auxiliary vessels (33)
SorumLogistics tugProject 745 Soviet Union1
VodaLogistics tugMTV-6/Project 5611
Nyrat-2Logistics tugProject 376U5
Floating drydock Vietnam5
PO-2Project 376 Soviet Union1
USN YOG-5Harbour tanker United States5ex-USN YOG-5. Captured during the Vietnam War.
ChaoloccoTug5Captured during the Vietnam War.
USNHarbour tug10Captured during the Vietnam War.
Mines counter-measure vessels (8)
SonyaMinesweeperHQ-861
HQ-862
HQ-863
HQ-864
 Soviet Union4Active duty.
YurkaMinesweeperHQ-851
HQ-852
2Active duty.
YevgenyaMinesweeper2Active duty.
Transport/Logistics support ships (11)
HSV-6613Ocean surveillanceHQ-888 Trần Đại Nghĩa
 Vietnam
1Active duty.
K-122Transport/Logistics support shipHQ-571 Trường Sa
HQ-561 Khánh Hòa (hospital ship)
 Vietnam2Active duty.
HQ-996Transport/Logistics support shipHQ-9961Active duty.
Trường SaTransport/Logistics support shipTrường Sa 04
Trường Sa 08
Trường Sa 14
Trường Sa 19
Trường Sa 20
Trường Sa 21
Trường Sa 22
7Active duty.
Submarine rescue shipYết Kiêu (927)[9]
 Vietnam
1Active duty.
Training vessel (1)
Training vesselHQ-Lê Quý Đôn Poland
1Active duty.

Aircraft

Aircraft Image Type Variants Origin Quantity Notes
Patrol aircraft (6)
DHC-6 Twin Otter Patrol aircraft  Canada 6[10] Active duty. 3 uses as MPA and 3 uses as transport.
Helicopters (10)
Kamov Ka-28 ASW helicopter Ka-32  Soviet Union 8[10] Serve in frigates and patrol vessels around Spratly Islands.
Eurocopter Super Puma Patrol helicopter  France 2[10]
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Magic Eye 01 UAV  Vietnam unknown Under development.
Insitu ScanEagle UAV  United States 6[11]

Munitions

Model Image Type Variants Origin Quantity Notes
Torpedo
VA-111 Shkval  Russia unknown Equipped with Kilo-class submarine.
Type 53 torpedo  Russia
 Soviet Union
unknown Equipped with Kilo-class submarine.
Naval Mine
KMP  Soviet Union
 Vietnam
unknown
UĐM  Soviet Union unknown
Coastal Artillery
M2 105mm Howitzer  United States unknown
M-114 115mm Towed Howitzer  United States unknown
SPG-9 73mm Recoilless gun  Soviet Union unknown
B-10 82mm Recoilless Rifle  Soviet Union unknown
B-11 107mm Recoilless Rifle  Soviet Union unknown
D-20 152mm Towed Howitzer  Soviet Union unknown
D-30 112mm Howitzer  Soviet Union unknown
D-44 85mm Field Artillery  Soviet Union unknown
M-46 130mm Field gun  Soviet Union unknown
SU-100 100mm tank destroyer  Soviet Union Unknown Used by coastal defence forces of PNVN.[12]
Anti-ship missile (AShM)
ACCULAR 122–160 mm rocket artillery  Israel unknown Used for coastal defence.[13]
EXTRA 306mm rocket artillery  Israel 20 150km range, used for coastal defence.[14]
Onyx Coastal defence SS-N-26 Yakhont  Russia 10 launcher
40 missiles
Finished negotiation for technological transferring programme. Two K-300P Bastion-P systems in active.
P-5 Pyatyorka Coastal defence SS-N-3 Shaddock  Soviet Union unknown Active duty. Already self-produced by Vietnam.
P-15 Termit Anti-ship missile
Coastal defence
SS-N-2 Styx 20[6] Active duty. Equipped in Tarantul class ships. Some have been replaced by Kh-35.
Kh-35 Uran-E Anti-ship missile SS-N-25 Switchblade  Russia
 Vietnam
103[6] Active duty. Equipped in Molniya and Gepard class ships. Already self-produced by Vietnam. 300 more on order.
3M-14/54 Klub Anti-ship missile SS-N-27 Sizzler  Russia (50) Equipped in Kilo submarines. 40 on order.[15]

Soldier Equipment

Gear

Name Image Type Origin Notes
Helmets
Type A2 Helmet Combat Helmet  Vietnam Standard Issue.
Vietnamese Pith Helmet Helmet  Vietnam Mostly used as training helmet. Sometimes used as a regular hat.
PASGT Helmet Combat Helmet  United States
 Vietnam
Limited use. Standard Issue for Marines. They are gradually replacing older helmets in the Army. The Marines uses helmets imported from Israel, as well as domestically-produced ones.[16][17]
Camouflage patterns
K-07 Navy Camouflage Pattern  Vietnam Standard camo. A variant of the K-07 Woodland used by the Ground Forces. The Army is aiming to replace this with a more modern camouflage pattern in the future.[18][19]

Firearms

ModelImageTypeCalibreOriginNotes
Pistol
TT-33 Semi-automatic pistol 7.62×25mm Tokarev  Soviet Union

 Vietnam

Standard issue service pistol. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory as the K14-VN. The locally produced version is improved with a longer barrel, and a double-stack magazine that holds an increased capacity of 13 rounds.[20][21]
MakarovSemi-automatic pistol9×18mm Makarov Soviet Union

 Vietnam

Limited use.
Stechkin APS Semi-automatic pistol 9×18mm Makarov  Soviet Union Limited use.
Assault rifles
Galil ACE Assault rifle 7.62×39mm  Israel Standard issue assault rifle.
IWI Tavor TAR-21Assault rifle5.56×45mm NATO IsraelManufactured locally. Used by Marines as standard issue rifle [22][23][24]
AK-47Assault rifle7.62×39mm Soviet UnionUsed for training. Replaced as the standard issue rifle by the Galil ACE.
AKM

AKMS

Assault rifle 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union
Ak-74

AKS-74

Assault rifle 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union
APS Underwater Assault rifle 5.66×39mm MPS with 5.66×120mm steel darts and tracer MPST  Soviet Union
Submachine gun
Uzi Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum  Israel Used by Naval Special Forces. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory.
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union Used by Marine Infantry. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory.[25]
PSL (rifle) Designated marksman rifle 7.62×54mmR  Romania Used by Marine Infantry
Machine gun
RPD Light machine gun 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union
RPK

RPK-74

Light machine gun 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union
IMI NegevLight machine gun5.56×45mm NATO IsraelUsed by Marines and Naval Special Forces. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory.
DShK Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm  Soviet Union

 Vietnam

Grenade launcher
M79 grenade launcher Grenade launcher 40×46mm grenade Manufactured locally at the Z125 Factory
M203 grenade launcher Grenade launcher 40×46mm SR
AGS-17 Automatic Grenade Launcher 30×29mm grenade  Soviet Union

 Vietnam

Manufactured locally at the Z125 Factory
RPG-7

(B-41 in Vietnam)

Rocket-propelled grenade 40mm HEAT  Soviet Union

 Vietnam

DP-64Grenade launcher45mm Russia
MATADOR Anti-armour 90mm anti-armour  Israel Used by Marines.

Vehicles

Vehicle Image Type Origin Quantity Notes
Tanks
Type 63 (tank) Amphibious light tank  China
PT-76 Light tank  Soviet Union
T-34 Medium tank  Soviet Union Coastal and islands defences.
Armoured personnel carriers
BTR-60 Wheeled armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union

Procurement

As the Vietnam People's Navy is responsible for protecting the nation's sovereignty and economic activities at sea, as well to repulse unauthorised foreign vessels intruding into Vietnamese waters, Vietnam's policy has considered the modernisation of the Navy a priority task in the overall military modernisation plan. As stated on 5 August 2011 by Minister of Defence Phùng Quang Thanh:

The direction of building up the armed forces is one to follow the revolutionary spirit, regularisation and effectiveness and gradual modernisation. Within this context, the Navy, the Air Force, the Signal Corps and Electronic Warfare will proceed directly into modernisation to protect the country.[26]

  • Frigates and corvettes: Two Gepard-class frigates were laid down in 2011 by the Zelenodolsk shipyard in Russia, named HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang and HQ-012 Lý Thái Tổ, and two more were ordered. A contract was made in 2011 with Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in the Netherlands to build two Sigma-class corvettes in the Netherlands and two more in Vietnam.[27] The Vietnam People's Navy has itself built six Tarantul-class corvettes (Molniya class) with Russian supervision and has designed and built the first warships of the TT-400TP gunboat class.[28]
  • Submarines: Vietnam deployed its first submarine flotilla, Flotilla 182, on 1 June 1982. This flotilla was trained in Cam Ranh Bay under the guidance of Soviet submarine officers and used North Korea's Yugo-class submarine. In April 2011, Vietnam ordered six Kilo-class submarines worth about 1.8 billion dollars, said to be the entire defence budget of Vietnam in 2009. With six submarines, the first to be delivered in 2012 and the last one to be delivered by 2016, Vietnam will own the largest and most modern submarines in Southeast Asia.[29]
  • Offshore patrol vessel: When Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng visited India in October 2014 it was announced that India will supply 4 naval vessels to Vietnam, and quickly operationalise a $100 million line of credit which will allow Vietnam to purchase new vessels from India.[30]
  • Naval air force: The Vietnam People's Navy prepared to build the Naval Air Force to increase the capacity of coastal defence. On 27 February 2010, the Vietnamese People's Army General Staff decided to build and make the 954th Naval Air Force Regiment a regular member of the Vietnamese Navy. Vietnam has purchased three CASA C-212 Aviocar Series 400 aircraft. The aircraft are equipped with MSS 6000 radar and the Naval Air Force will use them for general patrol purposes. Vietnamese Navy received two Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma to offshore patrol and search and rescue missions.[31] Viking Air Company of Canada contracted to sell to Vietnam six Seaplane DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft from 2012 to 2014. While eight Kamov Ka-28 helicopters also transferred to the naval air force.[32]
  • Coastal defence missile force: Vietnam People's Navy is building a coastal defence missile force (the 679th Coastal Missile Regiment) to become a core force in its maritime security strategy, with Russian and Indian missile systems. The Vietnamese Navy has already produced for itself the P-5 Pyatyorka/Shaddock anti-ship missile, with a range of 550 km. Vietnam was the only customer to which the Soviet Union exported this missile system. The then Russia delivered two K-300P Bastion-P coastal defence systems to Vietnam. The Bastion system uses the P-800 Oniks/Yakhont supersonic anti-ship missile, primarily used to attack targets on land and sea, has an attack range of 300 km, and can be used to protect a coastline of over 600 km.[33] During a 2014 visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng to India, the Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed willingness to sell their BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles developed by the Russia-India joint venture BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited to Vietnam.[34] The Vietnamese are now starting to locally produce the anti-ship missile Kh-35 Uran-E after receiving 33 missiles in 2010.

See also

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