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| A Kilo class submarine (File Photo) |
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a flag-raising ceremony on the navy’s two new Kilo-class submarines in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on February 28.
The submarines, named the HQ-186 Da Nang and HQ-187 Ba Ria-Vung Tau, were among the six submarines that Vietnam purchased from Russia as part of their contract signed in 2009, and the last ones to be delivered.
On behalf of the Government, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the purchase of the most modern diesel-fueled submarines for the Navy is part of the strategic vision of the Party and State to strengthen the national defence at sea and increase capacity for the naval force.
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