02 June 2016

News Story: Vietnam to buy more Russian Gepard-class warships

A Vietnam Navy Gepard 3.9 Frigate (Image: Wiki Commons)
Vietnam and Russia are discussing the building of two more Gepard-3.9 ships for the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN), the local news website Sputnik quoted the Russian Rostex Group as saying on May 29.

The two countries are talking about the building of the fifth and sixth Gepard-3.9 frigates for the VPN in Zelenodolsk, Rostex said.

Previously on May 26, the fourth of its kind was launched at a ceremony in the Zelenodolsk shipyard.

Read the full story at Vietnam Net