Rosoboronexport, the Russian state arms export agency, has delivered the first party of four Sukhoi-30MK2 fighter jets to Vietnam.

Ыг-30MK. Photo: RIA Novosti

This was reported by  Sergey Kornev, the head of the Rosoboronexport delegation to the Paris Air Show 2011 in Le Bourget. Speaking about the share of aircraft in the general volume of Russian arms export, Kornev pointed out that the largest consumers of Russian combat aircraft are India, Algeria and Vietnam.

Vietnam is to buy 20 Sukhoi-30MK2 in Russia within two contracts.

(Source: http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/06/22/52250804.html)

RUSNAVY (10/06) – Hanoi will purchase six Kilo class Russian submarines with the view to “protect the country”. Experts evaluate the sale as $3 bln, report Western news agencies referring to Vietnamese defense minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh.

The minister made this statement earlier in Singapore as Hanoi’s official reaction on the incident happened on May 26 with three Chinese vessels belonging to State Oceanic Administration. Chinese ships “pursued” Vietnamese oil-and-seismic exploration vessel of Petro Vietnam oil and gas company. As a result, survey cable of the Vietnamese ship was torn, writes Defense News.

Reportedly, the incident occurred within Vietnamese exclusive economic zone. It aroused indignation in Vietnam, provoked protest actions opposite Chinese embassy building in Hanoi, and hacker attacks upon Chinese governmental websites.

This incident causes “serious concern over maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea”, said Vietnamese national security minister.

Key features of Kilo class submarines are high silence, optimal automation of all control processes, and powerful missile/torpedo/mine armament.

(Source: rusnavy.com)

VNA (10/06) – Khanh Hoa – Vietnam attaches importance to boosting cooperation with Russia in all fields, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.

The Vietnamese Government leader made this remark at a reception given to visiting Russian Security Council Secretary General Nicolai Platonovich Patrushev, in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on June 9.

He said he was delighted at the fine development of the traditional friendship and the Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership, which brought practical benefits to both sides.

Praising the results of working sessions between the Russian Security Council delegation and relevant Vietnamese agencies, PM Dung affirmed his support for cooperation agreements reached by both sides and asked Russia to help Vietnam in personnel training and to provide specialist security equipment.

PM Dung expressed his wish that the two sides would continue strengthening cooperation in economic trade and investment, especially through facilitating Russian enterprises to operate in Vietnam .

He took the occasion to ask for closer coordination in preparations for Russian Prime Minister V. Putin’s visit to Vietnam , especially cooperation documents to be signed during the visit.

For his part, General Patrushev expressed his joy at the development of bilateral cooperation in various fields, including security and defence, and affirmed an intention to boost security cooperation between Russia and Vietnam .

He expected that his visit would contribute to making Prime Minister Putin’s upcoming visit to Vietnam a success./.

(Source: dfa.gov.vn)