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]

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

Surface Vessel

Frigate

Image	Model	Type	Ship	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Guided-missile Frigate
	Gepard 3.9 (Project 11661E)	Guided-missile frigate	Đinh Tiên Hoàng (011) Lý Thái Tổ (012) Trần Hưng Đạo (015) Quang Trung (016)	4 [2] (+2)	Russia	015 and 016 are equipped with anti-submarine capability while 011 and 012 are not. Two more frigates are planned. [3] Maximum 1,930 tons.
	Petya-II/-III (Project 159A/AE)	Anti-submarine frigate	09 11 13 15 17	5 [4]	Soviet Union   Vietnam	Heavily modernized with rebuilt stealthy superstructure and new combat suites. Electrical and mechanical systems were upgraded with modern and easily available components. Communication, radar, electronic, sensor, and bridge systems were upgraded. [5] [6] Three ASW frigate while two converted to gunboats. Maximum 1,150 tons.

Corvette

Image	Model	Type	Ship	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	Khukri	Guided-missile corvette [7]	26	1 [8]	India	Transferred from India. [9] Maximum 1,291 tons.
	Pohang (batch III)	Anti-submarine corvette	18 20	2 [10] (+1)	South Korea	ASW corvettes transferred from South Korea. [11] Has been extensively overhauled domestically. Maximum 1,220 tons.
	Molniya (Project 1241.8)	Fast-attack missile corvette [12]	375 376 377 378 379 380 382 383	8 [13] (+4)	Russia   Vietnam	6 built locally in Ba Son Shipyard under license. Vietnam is looking to build another 4 Molniya corvettes to complete phase two of this project. Maximum 563 tons.
	BPS-500	Missile boat / Fast attack craft	381	1	Vietnam	Active duty. Maximum 520 ton.
	Tarantul-I (Project 1241.RE)	Guided-missile corvette	371 372 373 374	4 [14] [15]	Russia	Maximum 549 ton.
	Osa (Project 205U)	Missile boat	354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361	8	Soviet Union	Active duty. Maximum 235 tons.

Patrol / Torpedo / Gun Boat

Image	Model	Type	Ship	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	TT-400TP	Patrol / Gunboat	272 273 274 275 276 277	6	Vietnam	Active duty. Maximum 455 tons.
	Svetlyak (Project 10412)	Patrol boat	261 263 264 265 266 267	6	Russia	Active duty. Maximum 375 tons.
	Turya (Project 206M)	Torpedo boat	331 332 333 334 335	5	Soviet Union	Active duty. Maximum 250 tons.

Minesweeper

Image	Model	Type	Ship	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	Yurka (Project 266)	Minesweeper	851 852	2	Soviet Union	Active duty. Maximum 540 tons.
	Sonya (Project 1265)	Minesweeper	861 862 863 864	4	Soviet Union	Active duty. Maximum 450 tons.
	Yevgenya (Project 1258)	Minesweeper		2	Soviet Union	Active duty. Maximum 96 tons.

Amphibious Warfare Ship

Image	Model	Type	Ship	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	LST-938	Tank landing ship	501 503	2	United States	Active duty. The former USS Maricopa County (LST-938) and USS Coconino County (LST-603) which was captured during the Vietnam War. Maximum 4,145 tons.
	Damen Roro 5612	Roll-on/roll-off & Logistic-support landing ship	526 527 528 529	4	Netherlands   Vietnam	Active duty. Domestically manufactured. 3 ships were produced by Song Thu shipyard for the Venezuelan government but were not delivered due to payment problems. The ships were repurchased from Venezuela's order. Another ship was ordered and transferred to the Vietnamese Navy. [16] Maximum 1,480 tons.
	Hùng Vương	Roll-on/roll-off & Logistic-support landing ship	521 522 51-11-68	3	Vietnam	Active duty. [17] Maximum 1,410 tons.
	Polnocny-B (Project 771)	Tank landing ship	511 512 513	3	Poland	Active duty. Maximum 834 tons.
	LCU 1466	Landing craft	551 552 553 554 555 556	6	United States	Captured during the Vietnam War. Maximum ~359-392 tons.
	LCM-8	Landing craft			United States	Captured during the Vietnam War. Maximum 113.2 tons.

Transport / Logistics Support / Search-and-Rescue Ship

Image	Model	Type	Ship	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	K-122	Transport / Logistics Support Ship	Trường Sa (571)	1	Vietnam	Active duty.
	Trường Sa	Transport / Logistics Support Ship	Trường Sa 01 Trường Sa 02 Trường Sa 03 Trường Sa 04 Trường Sa 08 Trường Sa 14 Trường Sa 19 Trường Sa 20 Trường Sa 21 Trường Sa 22	10	Vietnam	Active duty. Maximum 350 tons.
	K-123	Logistics support / Hospital Ship	Khánh Hòa - 01 (561)	1	Vietnam	Active duty.
	996	Transport / Logistics Support Ship	996	1	Vietnam	Active duty.
Search-and-Rescue Ship
	Damen RGS 9316	Submarine rescue ship	Yết Kiêu (927) [18]	1	Netherlands   Vietnam	Active duty. Maximum 3,950 tons.
	HSV-6613	Ocean surveillance	Trần Đại Nghĩa (888)	1	Netherlands   Vietnam	Active duty. Maximum 1,500 tons.
	FC-624	Fast-react search-and-rescue & Patrol vessel	924		Vietnam	Active duty. [19]
	FET 10-meter Submarine Rescue Vehicle [20]	Deep-submergence rescue vehicle		1	United Kingdom	Active duty.
	Perry® XLX-C Remotely Operated Vehicle [21] [22]	Remotely operated underwater vehicle		1	United Kingdom	Active duty. [23]

Training Vessel

Image	Model	Type	Ship	Quantity	Origin	Notes
		Training Vessel	Lê Quý Đôn (286)	1	Poland	Active duty.

Non-surface Vessel

Submarine

Image	Model	Type	Ship	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	Kilo (Project 636.1)	Attack submarine	Hà Nội (182) Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (183) Hải Phòng (184) Khánh Hoà (185) Đà Nẵng (186) Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu (187)	6 [24]	Russia	Commissioned 2014–2017. Equipped with Kalibr / Club-S missiles. [24] Maximum 2,350 tons.

Aircraft

Patrol Aircraft

Image	Model	Type	Variants	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	DHC-6 Twin Otter	Patrol aircraft	DHC-6-400 MPA	6 [25]	Canada	Active duty. 3 used as Maritime patrol aircraft and three used as transports.

Helicopter

Image	Model	Type	Variants	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	Eurocopter Super Puma	Patrol helicopter		3 [25]	France	Operating with Vietnamese Helicopters.
	Kamov Ka-27	ASW helicopter	Ka-28 Ka-32	8 [25] 1 [25]	Soviet Union	Serve in frigates and patrol vessels around Spratly Islands.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	HS-6L	MALE UVA			Belarus   Vietnam	Jointly developed by Vietnam's Academy of Science and Technology with Belarus; completed in 2015 around. November/December. [26] Specification: Wingspan: 22m Endurance: 35 hours Range: 4,000 km (claimed)
	IAI Heron	MALE UVA		3 [27]	Israel
	Orbiter 2	Reconnaissance			Israel	Acquired from Israel. [28]
	Insitu ScanEagle	Reconnaissance		6 [27] [29]	United States
	VT-Patrol	Reconnaissance	VT-Pigeon VT-Swift		Vietnam	The VT-Swift is a license produced variant of the Orbiter 3 from Israel.
	UAV Shikra	Reconnaissance			Vietnam	May be in active service. Produced and developed by Viettel.

Radar System

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	VRS-3TL-1	3D L-Band Tactical Surveillance Radar			Vietnam	Narrow pencil-beam (ability to emit high precision & reduce interference concentrated radar beam), electronic scanning in elevation. [30] Detect targets flying at low altitude and short range. Produced and developed by Viettel.
	VRS-MRS	3D S-Band Medium-Range Surveillance Radar			Vietnam	This radar has AESA tech, narrow pencil-beam, electronic scanning in elevation, Look-down, Burn-through function (detect targets through interference/clutter), ECCM, IFF identification, and open architecture for CS5SIR system. [31] Detect targets flying at medium altitude and medium range. Produced and developed by Viettel.
	VRS-SRS	3D S-Band Tactical Surveillance Radar			Vietnam	Easy assemble, dissemble, transport, and cheaper. Has all the advantages of the VRS-MRS except weather monitoring abilities. [32] Produced and developed by Viettel.
	VRS-M2D-1	2D Medium-Altitude Surveillance Radar			Vietnam	2D radars are much cheaper and easier to build than 3D radars, but are less capable. Compared to 3D radars, the VRS-M2D-1 and its similar counterparts have lacking ECCM abilities but still possess ECCM. [33] Detect targets flying at low altitude and medium range. Produced and developed by Viettel.
	VRS-2DM-1	2D Low-Altitude Surveillance Radar			Vietnam	Seemly integration with SAM systems along with other radar abilities. [34] Detect targets flying at low altitude and medium range. Produced and developed by Viettel.
	GBR-EAS	Ground Based Radar - Electronic Attack System			Spain	Passive Surveillance and Analysis. Electronic Defence: Area Protection High Value Asset Protection Self-Protection Electronic Attack: Jamming, coherent and noise based Deception Generation of false targets Collaborative techniques [35] Brought from Indra Sistemas.
Coastal Radar
	VRS-CSX-1	X-Band Medium-Range Coastal Surveillance Radar			Vietnam	Detect targets at sea and those flying at a low altitude. Produced and developed by Viettel. [36]
	VRS-SRX	X-Band Short-Range High Resolution Coastal Surveillance Radar			Vietnam	Detect targets at sea and those flying at a low altitude. Produced and developed by Viettel. [37]
	Coast Watcher 100				France
	SCORE-3000				France
	P-18 radar				Soviet Union

Munition

Anti-ship Missile (AShM)

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	Kh-35 Uran	Anti-ship missile	Kh-35UE Kh-35EMV VCM-01	103 [14]	Russia   Vietnam	Active duty.
	VCM-01	Anti-ship missile	VCM-01 [38]		Vietnam	Active duty. [39] Reverse Engineered variant of the Kh-35U. Launched from the VCM-B coastal defense missile system. Range of 80–130 km. Domestically manufactured by Viettel Aerospace (VTX).
	3M-14/54 Club-S	Anti-ship missile	3M-54E/E1 3M-14E 91RE1/RE2	(50)	Russia	Equipped in Kilo submarines. 50 on order. [40]
	P-5 Pyatyorka	Cruise missile	SS-N-3 Shaddock		Soviet Union   Vietnam	Active duty. Capable of domestic production as part of A2/AD system. [41] Has a range of 550 km.
	P-15 Termit	Anti-ship missile	P-15 P-20 SS-N-2 Styx	20 [14]	Soviet Union	Active duty. Equipped in Tarantul class ships. Some have been replaced by Kh-35.
	P-800 Oniks	Anti-ship missile	P-800 Yakhont	10 launcher 40 missiles	Russia	Finished negotiation for technological transferring program. Used with the K-300P Bastion-P coastal missile systems. Two K-300P Bastion-P systems in active.

Torpedo

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	VA-111 Shkval	Torpedo			Russia	Equipped with Kilo-class submarine.
	Type 53 torpedo	Torpedo			Russia   Soviet Union	Equipped with Kilo-class submarine.

Naval Mine

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	KMP	Naval Mine			Soviet Union   Vietnam
	UDM	Naval Mine			Soviet Union

Personal Equipment

Combat Helmet / Helmet Accessories

Image	Name	Type	Variant	Origin	Notes
	Modular Integrated Communications Helmet	Combat Helmet		United States   Vietnam	Vietnamese copy. Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces, police, and infantry soldiers. Manufactured locally at Factory Z176. [42]
	Type High Cut Helmet	Combat Helmet		United States   Vietnam	Vietnamese copy. Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces, police, and future infantry soldiers. Manufactured locally at Factory Z176. [43]
	PASGT Helmet	Combat Helmet		United States   Vietnam	Limited use with Special Forces, Border Guards, and the Navy. They are gradually replacing older helmets in all branches of the Army. Most helmets are a Vietnamese-made version of the PASGT Helmet. Earlier models were imported from Israel. [44] [45]
	Type A2 Helmet	Combat helmet		Vietnam	The PAVN's standard issue bump shell is a hard plastic replica of the PASGT helmets. It is used for training exercises and combat drill.
	Vietnamese Pith Helmet	Helmet		Vietnam	Traditional standard issue hard hat, used as the army's utility and barracks cover. Commonly worn by enlisted members with their dress uniforms and during light training.
	Utility Cover	Kepi		Vietnam	Standard issue soft cover, consisting of a four-point front panel and an elastic backstrap. The cap's camouflage print is worn matching with field fatigues during patrols.
	SSh-68	Combat Helmet		Soviet Union	Limited use.
	SSh-40	Combat Helmet		Soviet Union	Limited use.
	M1 Helmet	Combat Helmet		United States	Limited use.
	Night vision	Night-vision device		Vietnam	Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces. [46]

Body Armor

Image	Name	Type	Variant	Origin	Notes
	AG K53T Body Armour	Body armor		Vietnam	Been introduced in International Army Game's exhibition. [47]
	7,62 K56 Body Armour	Body armor		Vietnam	Been introduced in International Army Game's exhibition. [47]
	AG K51T Body Armour	Body armor		Vietnam	Been introduced in International Army Game's exhibition. [47]
	Body Armour	Body armor		Vietnam	Limited use. NIJ level III. [48]
	Body Armour	Body armor		Vietnam	Modern battle uniform for standard Vietnamese infantry. It will be standard issue in the future. Manufactured at the Z176 factory. [49]
	Combat Leather Pads	Knee Pads & Elbow Pads		Vietnam	Standard Issued along with the new K20 military uniform. [50]
	Marom Dolphin Fusion System	Body armor		Israel	Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces. [51]
	Flak jacket	Body armor		United States	Limited use by some infantry and anti-riot units

Camouflage Patterns

Image	Name	Type	Variant	Origin	Notes
	K07 Navy	Camouflage Pattern		Vietnam	Former standard camo. A variant of the K07 Woodland used by the Ground Forces. [52] [53]
	K17 Navy	Camouflage Pattern		Vietnam	Former standard camo. A variant of the K17 used by the Ground Forces.
	K20 Navy	Camouflage Pattern		Vietnam	Currently being the standard-issued camo. A variant of the K20 used by the Ground Forces.
	Naval Duck Hunter	Camouflage Pattern		Vietnam	Standard camo for the Naval Special Operation Force and the submarine crews.

Infantry Weapon

Weapons Attachment

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Origin	Notes
	ITL MARS	Red dot sight		Israel	Mounted on Uzi, AKM-1, IWI Tavor.
	Meprolight M21	Red dot sight		Israel	Mounted on Uzi, AKM-1, IWI Tavor, STV Rifles and IWI ACE
	Aimpoint PRO	Red dot sight		United States	Mounted on STV Rifles. [54]
	Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight	Telescopic sight		United States	Mounted on Special Operations Assault Rifle, Tara TM4 rifle. Limited uses within Military Marksman Demonstration Team. [55]
	Aimpoint CompM4	Red dot sight		United States	Mounted on AKM-1, limited use. [56]
	NL-91	Night vision sight	NL-92	Vietnam	Mounted on Uzi, AKM-1, IWI Tavor, STV Rifles and IWI ACE. [57]
	OPL40M	Grenade launcher	SPL40	Vietnam	40 mm Grenade Launcher. Standard issue grenade launcher accompanying the STV-380 rifles.
	M203	Grenade launcher		United States   Vietnam	40 mm Grenade Launcher. Replaces the trigger for a lever. Mounts on the Galil ACE 32, STL-1A, M18, M16A2 and TAR-21. [58] Manufactured locally as the T-40 at the Z111 Factory.
	CornerShot	Weapon accessory		Israel	Used by the People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces and Mobile Police Force. [59] [60]

Pistols

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	IWI Jericho 941	Semi-automatic pistol	9×19mm Parabellum		Israel   Vietnam	Limited use in the army and police, they are being manufactured to slowly replace the K54 and K14VN pistols. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory. [60] [61] [62]
	Makarov pistol	Semi-automatic pistol	9×18mm Makarov	Type 59 K59	Soviet Union   Vietnam   China   Vietnam	Used by police officers. Limited use in the army. Manufactured locally as the K59. [63]
	K14VN	Semi-automatic pistol	7.62×25mm Tokarev	TT-33 Type 54/K54	Vietnam   Soviet Union   China   Vietnam	Standard issue service pistol (K14NV) used alongside the K54. This model is equipped with a longer barrel, and a double-stack magazine that holds an increased capacity of 13 rounds. [64] [65] Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory. Standard issue service pistol. Manufactured locally as the K54 (from the Type 54 Chinese TT-33 copy), now being phased out by the new domestic K14VN.

Assault Rifles

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	STV-215 STV-380	Assault Rifle	7.62×39mm		Vietnam	Standard issue rifle. The STV-215 is the carbine version of the STV-380, it has a barrel length of 215 mm. [66] [67] Developed and manufactured at the Z111 Factory.
	Galil ACE	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm		Israel   Vietnam	Manufactured locally. Standard issue assault rifle.
	AKM	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	AKMS AKM-1 AKn	Soviet Union   Vietnam	Standard issue rifle. Still being refurbished, old models are being converted to domestic AKM-1/AKn plasticized refurbishment. Succeeded and replaced as the standard-issue rifle by the STV-215/STV-380. [68] [69] Manufactured locally with some new detail. [70]
	IWI Tavor TAR-21	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO		Israel   Vietnam	Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces and Naval Infantry. [71] [72] Manufactured locally.
	M16A1	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	M16A2 CAR-15	United States   Vietnam	M16A1 and XM16E1 is used by Militia Forces in southern provinces. Upgraded and manufactured locally as the M16A2VN base on M16A1 and M18 with new stock and Picatinny rail. [73] M16A2 used by Coast Guard in small numbers. Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard. Converted locally as the M18 at the Z111 Factory, manufactured locally as the XM177E2.

Submachine Guns

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	Uzi Pro	Submachine gun	9×19mm Parabellum		Israel   Vietnam	Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces and Naval Special Operation Force. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory. [74]

Sniper Rifles

Image	Model	Type	Calibre	Origin	Notes
	IWI Galatz	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO		Israel   Vietnam	Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces and Naval Infantry. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory. [74] There is a domestic copy of the SR-99.
	Dragunov SVD	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×54mmR		Soviet Union   Vietnam	Used by Naval Special Operation Force and Naval Infantry. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory. [75]
	PSL	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×54mmR		Socialist Republic of Romania	Used by Naval Infantry.

Machine Guns

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	IMI Negev	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO		Israel   Vietnam	Used by Naval Infantry Force and Naval Special Operation Force. Manufactured locally at the Z111 Factory.
	RPD	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm		Soviet Union   Vietnam	Standard issue machine gun. Manufactured locally.
	RPK	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm	RPK-74	Soviet Union   Vietnam	Standard issue machine gun. Manufactured locally.

Grenade launcher

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	AGS-17	Automatic grenade launcher	30×29mm grenade		Soviet Union   Vietnam	Standard issue. Manufactured locally at the Z125 Factory.
	M79 Grenade Launcher	Grenade launcher	40×46mm Grenade		United States   Vietnam	Manufactured locally at the Z125 Factory.
	IWI Grenade Launcher 40	Grenade launcher	40×46mm Grenade		Israel   Vietnam	Used by Naval Infantry Force. Manufactured locally.
	DP-64	Grenade launcher	45mm Grenade		Russia

Rocket-propelled Grenade (RPG) / Anti-Armor Weapon

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	RPG-7	Rocket-propelled grenade	40 mm HEAT		Soviet Union   Vietnam	Internally codenamed B-41. Manufactured locally as RPG7V-VN or SCT-7.
	MATADOR	Anti-armour	90 mm Anti-armour		Israel	Used by Naval Infantry Force.
Recoilless Rifle
	SPG-9	73 mm Recoilless rifle			Soviet Union   Vietnam	Manufactured locally as SPG-9T2.
	B-10	82 mm Recoilless rifle			Soviet Union   Vietnam	Manufactured locally as the DKZ82-B10 VN or B10VN for short. It's more similar to a Type 65 recoilless rifle.

Ground Vehicles

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
Tanks
	SU-100	100 mm Tank Destroyer			Soviet Union	Used by coastal defence forces of PNVN. [76]
	Type-63	Amphibious Light tank		150 [77]	China	Called PT-85 in local service because of its 85 mm gun, similar to the PT-76.
	PT-76	Amphibious Light tank		300 [78]	Soviet Union	76.2 mm D-56T series rifled tank gun.
	T-34	Medium tank		45 [79]	Soviet Union	Used only for training and coastal defense. 76.2 mm tank gun.
Armored Personnel Carriers (Wheeled)
	BTR-40	Armoured personnel carrier		1,100 [80]	Soviet Union
	BTR-60	Wheeled armoured personnel carrier			Soviet Union	Used by both Army and Naval Marines.
	BTR-152	Wheeled armoured personnel carrier			Soviet Union	Being upgraded with new diesel engine. [81] One is converted to an armored ambulance to support the field hospital in Bentiu, South Sudan, as a part of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Transport
	PTS-M	Tracked amphibious transport			Soviet Union

Coastal Artillery

Towed Artillery

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	D-44	85 mm field gun			Soviet Union
	D-30	122 mm towed howitzer			Soviet Union	While the current number is, the Soviet Union provided 50 pieces of the D-30 in 1974. [82] Some may have been taken out of service over the years.
	M-46	130 mm field gun	Type 59 PTH130-K225B		Soviet Union   China   Vietnam	While the current number is, the Soviet Union provided 519 pieces of the M-46 from 1968 - 1973. [82] Some were most likely lost in combat or taken out of service over the years. The PTH130-K225B is domestic self-propelled artillery prototype.
	D-20	152 mm towed howitzer			Soviet Union	While the current number is, the Soviet Union provided 500 pieces of the D-20 from 1966 - 1970. [82] Some were most likely lost in combat or taken out of service over the years.

Rocket / Missile Artillery

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	ACCULAR	122–160 mm rocket artillery			Israel	Used for coastal defence. [83]
	EXTRA	306 mm rocket artillery		20 launchers	Israel	150 km range, used for coastal defence. [84]
	K-300P Bastion-P	P-800 Oniks		10 launchers	Russia	Two systems were acquired in 2011; a single system consists of 4 TEL along with radars, command, and support vehicles. 120–300 km range, mainly used for coastal defense. [85]

Former

Vessel

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	Komar	Missile boat			Soviet Union	Discontinued in the 1980s
	Shantou	Gunboat			China	Used in Gulf of Tonkin incident
	P 4-class torpedo boat	Torpedo boat	T-333 T-336 T-339	3	China	Used in Vietnam War
	Barnegat	Patrol boat	01 (ex-Absecon)	1	United States	Captured in 1975. The ship was decommissioned in the 2000s, and the entire system was dismantled. [86]
	Edsall class	Destroyer Escort	03 ex-Forster	1	United States	Captured during Vietnam War CCB.
	Point	Patrol boat		1	United States	Captured in 1975. Scrapped in Ho Chi Minh City, 1987.
	Shershen	Torpedo boat		16	Soviet Union	5 decommissioned in 2000s 7 transferred to Vietnam Coast Guard
	Yugo	Midget submarine		2	North Korea	Decommissioned in 2012

Infantry Weapon

Pistol

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	Stechkin APS	Machine pistol	9×18mm Makarov		Soviet Union	Limited use.

Assault Rifle

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	Ak-74	Assault rifle	5.45×39mm	AKS-74	Soviet Union	Used for training. Replaced as the standard-issue rifle by the Galil ACE.

Machine Gun

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	DShK	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm		Soviet Union   Vietnam	Mounted on T-55 tanks. Currently being phased out by the NSV.

Costal Artillery

Recoilless Rifle

Image	Model	Type	Caliber	Variant	Origin	Notes
	B-11	Anti-tank recoilless rifle	82 mm HEAT		Soviet Union	Stored in reserves.

Aircraft

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Image	Model	Type	Variant	Quantity	Origin	Notes
	ITAD M-400	Reconnaissance			Vietnam	No longer in service. Designed in 2001 and produced in 2005. Produced and developed by Viettel. [87]

Procurement

As the Vietnam People's Navy is responsible for protecting the nation's sovereignty and economic activities at sea, as well to repulse unauthorized foreign vessels intruding into Vietnamese waters, Vietnam's policy has considered the modernization of the Navy a priority task in the overall military modernization 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. ^[88]

—  Vietnamese Minister of Defence, Phùng Quang Thanh.

• Frigates and corvettes: Two Gepard-class frigates were laid down in 2011 by the Zelenodolsk shipyard in Russia, named 011 Dinh Tien Hoang and 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. ^[89] 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. ^[90] Vietnam also purchased two Pohang-class corvettes were purchased from South Korea, one in 2017 and one in 2018. Additionally, India donated one Khukri-class corvette in 2023. ^[91]
• 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. ^[92]
• 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. ^[93]
• 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. ^[94] 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. ^[95]
• 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. ^[96] 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. ^[97] The Vietnamese are now starting to locally produce the anti-ship missile Kh-35 Uran-E after receiving 33 missiles in 2010.

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  US Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honourable Ray Mabus talking with Vietnam People's Navy Commander Admiral Nguyễn Văn Hiến on 26 November 2010.
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  US Navy Lt. Robert Gillenwater explains to Vietnamese Naval Officers the purpose of the diver's decompression chamber, 2006.

See Also

• Vietnam People's Navy
• List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Ground Forces
• List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Air Force
• Vietnam Coast Guard
• Vietnam People's Public Security

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