Vietnam To Buy Additional Missiles Bastion-P From Russia

Source : Our Bureau ~ Dated : Saturday, July 12, 2014 @ 08:56 AMViews : 464 A- A A+

Defense industry source report from the Russian Defense Ministry said Vietnam intends to purchase additional missile battalion 3rd Bastion-P, Baodatviet news website reported.

A Russian representative to the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on military-technical cooperation quoted: "In the current conditions and the contract is signed preparation, Vietnam has adequate short-term opportunity to become No. 1 partner of Russia cooperation in the field of technical cooperation - the military in Southeast Asia ".

According to the official, Vietnam and Russia also discussed the possibility of buying more missile battalion coastal defense Bastion-P and multirole fighter Su-30MK2 and a number of air defense missile system.

From the presence of Vietnamese Navy, Bastion-P complexes with anti-ship cruise missiles, supersonic Yakhont has quickly become the "shield of steel" of Vietnam.

Design of Bastion-P allows it to float force to destroy enemy ships in all weather conditions, even in noisy environments enhanced electron.
Yakhont missile weighs about 3 tons, 8.9 m long, 0.7 m trunk diameter, 1.7 m wingspan.

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