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Vietnam Slated to Order BrahMos and Naval Vessels from India [...]

During a prior visit by Indian Prime Minister Modi to Vietnam, India had extended a $500 million line of credit for defence needs. P Kumaran, Secretary (East) of India’s Ministry of External Affairs stated in a press conference on May 6 that projects worth $300 million have already been identified: Vietnam will procure three to four Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) from India, depending on the cost at which they’re tendered along with 14 high-speed patrol boats. [...]

Mr. Kumaran confirmed that talks have taken place regarding BrahMos, stating: “We do talk about a number of platforms and BrahMos platform is also one of them.. watch this space.”

Recently, DRDO announced that Brahmos Aerospace had signed two export orders worth ₹4000 crores ($420 million) in 2025-26. Indonesia and Vietnam have long been interested in the system with reports suggesting that the combined value of both deals will be close to $420 million. Although DRDO and India’s Defence minister Rajnath Singh have mentioned the ₹4000 crore figure, no final deal has formally been signed.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...rom-india/

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Vietnam hat mit dem Bau einer ersten eigenen Fregatte begonnen. Einerseits will man sich wohl etwas vom russischen Einfluss loseisen, andererseits scheint das Konzept auf einem russischen Design aufzubauen.

Vietnam Begins Construction on First Indigenous Multipurpose Frigate [...]

The chosen shipbuilder of this anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigate is Song Thu Corporation. It is unclear how many vessels will be eventually produced, but the first is now under construction at Song Thu’s shipyard in Da Nang. [...]

Vietnam has traditionally relied on the USSR, now Russia, for much of its military kit. Examples include four Gepard 3.9-class (Project 11661) frigates and six Project 636.1 Kilo-class submarines. However, Hanoi is seeking to diversify away from relying solely on Moscow so it can be far more independent in terms of defence equipment. [...] Earlier reports suggested Vietnam was going to build a 4,000-tonne, 125m-long warship based on a heavily modified Russian Project 11356R Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...e-frigate/

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