A flag-hoisting ceremony marking the official operation of two Vietnamese warfare ships was performed on Tuesday at Cam Ranh Military Port in Khanh Hoa, a coastal province in south-central Vietnam. The two Gepard 3.9 frigates, which Vietnam commissioned Russia to produce, are 015-Tran Hung Dao and 016-Quang Trung, named after a revered military commander and emperor in Vietnamese history. Officials have a tour on one of the vessels on February 6, 2018 at Cam Ranh Port in Khanh Hoa Province. Photo: Tuoi Tre Rear Admiral Hoang Hong Ha and provincial leaders were present at the ceremony, over which Rear Admiral Pham Van Hoang presided. The commanding officer and supervisory political officers responsible for national protection in the Naval Region 4 – a section of Vietnam’s waters that extend beyond the sea area of Khanh Hoa Province – have handed the flags of Vietnam and of the Vietnamese Navy to the crews of the vessels. The frigates’ crews and officials at the ceremony on February 6, 2018 at Cam Ranh Port in Khanh Hoa Province. Photo: Tuoi Tre This move symbolizes the commencement of operating the frigates for military training and fighting purposes. The ceremony conveys an immense significance, underscoring the development of the Vietnamese Navy and the Naval Region 4 forces alike in creating a modern standing navy, according to Rear Admiral Hoanh. He required the crews to master the ships’ features to make efficient and safe use of them. The ships’ representatives receive the national and Vietnamese Navy flags… [Read full story]
Millions of people attended a flag-raising ceremony in Quang Tri Province yesterday morning to celebrate the end of the Viet Nam War thirty two years ago. A symbol of peace and the nation's prosperity, the ceremony at Hien Luong on the Ben Hai River was graced by the presence of former vice president Nguyen Thi Binh.In the days of struggle against the US military, the flag symbolized the Vietnamese people's wish for peace.... [read more]
Brigade No.162, under the supervision of Naval Region 4, is the Vietnam People's Navy’s biggest water-surface combat unit, with multiple state-of-the-art warships in its fleet. The young soldiers of Brigade 162 are charged with the command of a squadron of advanced warships, including two Gepard-class 3.9 frigates, the first of their kind in Vietnam; the missile escort vessels Dinh Tien Hoang and Ly Thai To; Molniya-class fast-attack missile ships; and the Vietnamese-built TT-400TP gunboats. The two missile escort vessels are named after two former Vietnamese kings. Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper revisited the brigade for a special Tet report, four years…... [read more]
The Vietnam People's Navy will soon get their hands on two new Gepard-class 3.9 frigates, the third and fourth of their kind which Russia has built for the Southeast Asian country, as the shipbuilder has just completed them, government website chinhphu.vn reported, quoting Russian media. Sputnik quoted Rafi Fatychow, spokesman for the Zelenodolsk shipyard, as saying last week. Weapons will be installed on the two warships soon, Fatychow said at a forum on the maritime industry held in Moscow from May 19 to 21. Gepard-class 3.9 frigates are an export version of the guard vessels under project 11661 of Russia,…... [read more]
Indian warship INS Airavat docked at the central region's military port in Nha Trang Tuesday, starting a ten-day visit to Vietnam. The captain and crew of the aircraft carrier will meet with leaders of Khanh Hoa Province government and offer flowers at the statute of Tran Hung Dao, the Supreme Commander who led Vietnam to victory in the Battle of Bach Dang in 1288 over the naval fleet of China's Yuan Dynasty, the Tien Phong said in a report Wednesday. They will also join in friendly sports matches with Vietnamese naval officers and soldiers based in Khanh Hoa. INS Airavat…... [read more]
Japan said Tuesday that it had successfully shot down a ballistic missile over the Pacific as part of joint efforts with the United States to erect a shield against possible attacks from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Japan tested the US-developed Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) interceptor from a warship in waters off Hawaii, becoming the first US ally to successfully intercept a target using the system.Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba described the successful test as "extremely significant.""We will continue to strive to increase the system's credibility," he told reporters, insisting that the missile shield was worth the high cost.…... [read more]
