HANOI (BNS): The Vietnam People's Navy has commissioned two Russian-built Kilo-class submarines into its fleet.
The two new diesel-electric submarines -- HQ-182 Hanoi and HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City -- were commissioned during an official ceremony held at the Cam Ranh port in Khanh Hoa province on Thursday.
The event, attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Deputy Minister of National Defence and Commander of the Navy, Adm. Nguyen Van Hien, marked the official beginning of operations of Vietnam's first submarine brigade, as well as the new development of the Vietnam People's Navy and the Vietnam People's Army in general, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
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