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According to a recent article from USNI News, Vietnam has ordered the most advanced variant of the Kilo, the improved 636MV. The USNI article explained:

“The Project 636 Kilo-class submarine has been dubbed the “black hole” by the U.S. Navy for its level of quietness. The Project 636MV-class sub has improved stealth features through the removal of flooding ports and treating the hull with multilayer anechoic rubber tiles. The tiles are fitted on casings and fins to absorb active sonar waves that reduce and distort the return signal. The anechoic tiles also shield sounds from within the submarine thus reducing the range of detection by passive sonar.”

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While such a purchase by Vietnam will surely increase its undersea capabilities, it will take years for such subs to come online. All of the vessels crews will need to undergone extensive training and the subs will also need to be thoroughly tested. Also, all six submarines will not all be available for duty at all times, as such vessels are cycled in and out of service for repair and training.

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This brings the cumulative number of frigates that Vietnam has contracted for with the shipyard as part of a restocking Gepard-3.9 project to six.

Itar-Tass quoted a shipyard spokesperson as saying engineers are putting the finishing touches to the manufacture of the hull.

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Vietnam’s Russian Restocking

Apr 24, 2014 17:00 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

April 23/14: Russia’s Nudelman Precision Engineering Design Bureau confirms that the “People’s Army of Vietnam Navy” (Maoist heritage, much?) will equip its Project 11661 anti-submarine light frigates with the same SA-19 Tunguska derived Palma air defense and CIWS system that sits on the first 2 surface warfare frigates. The gun/missile system provides a maximum air defense reach of 10 km and 19,500 feet altitude, with a 2nd kill zone out to 4 km for the guns.

The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2017, and given the space constraints involved in a 2,100t platform, it’s always interesting to see what can and can’t stay when they’re equipped for a new role. Sources: IHS Jane’s Navy International, “Vietnam to arm new Gepard-class frigates with Palma CIWS”.

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July 1, 2007

As previously reported ARMS-TASS Director FSMTC Mikhail Dmitriev, between Russia and Vietnam is an agreement for the licensed production of Russian missile boats, which cost almost reached $ 1 billion. In addition, in 2009-2010. Vietnam will be delivered two patrol ships "Gepard-3.9", which are built on Zelenodol'sk shipyard.

ARMS-TASS

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Russia has designed a shipyard for Vietnam

The Russian scientific institution "Technology Center of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair" has developed a draft for Vietnam shipyard. The company built in the town of Cam Ranh.

According to him, the Vietnamese builders have already begun work on the subject, and in the near future the Russian side will start deliveries of the equipment and machines for the repair of ships and vessels.

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ayoshi

Mar 1 2014, 03:14 PM

Vietnam purchases two more Russian frigates (vov.vn)
2/27/2014

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This brings the cumulative number of frigates that Vietnam has contracted for with the shipyard as part of a restocking Gepard-3.9 project to six.

Itar-Tass quoted a shipyard spokesperson as saying engineers are putting the finishing touches to the manufacture of the hull.

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05.10.2015

KUBINKA (Moscow Region) (Sputnik) – Russia is ready to equip the Gepard-class 3.9 frigates for Vietnam with Club-class cruise missile systems, the director of Zelenodolsk shipbuilding plant said Monday.

"If the Vietnamese partners want to install Club missiles [on the frigates], we are ready to provide them with these weapons," Sergei Rudenko told RIA Novosti.