List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Air Force
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Since the Vietnam War, most Vietnamese aircraft were supplied by the Soviet Union and later Russia, while hundreds of others were left by the United States via South Vietnam. Most of these are no longer in service either due to the unavailability of parts or the age of the aircraft.
Aircraft
Current
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Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Sukhoi Su-22 | Soviet Union | fighter-bomber | Su-22UM3K/M4 | 32[1] | 1 unit crashed in 2024[2] | |
Sukhoi Su-27 | Russia | fighter | Su-27SK | 8[3] | ||
Su-27UBK | 3[3] | UBKs provide conversion training | ||||
Sukhoi Su-30 | Russia | multirole | Su-30MK2V | 35[3] | ||
Maritime Patrol | ||||||
PZL M28 | Poland | maritime patrol | M28B-1R[3] | 1[1] | Inactive. | |
Transport | ||||||
CASA C-295 | Spain | transport | C-295M | 3[1] | ||
CASA C-212 | Indonesia | transport | NC212i | 30[1] | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Mil Mi-8 | Russia | utility | Mi-8/-87[3] | 87[1] | ||
Trainers | ||||||
Yakovlev Yak-52 | Russia | trainer aircraft | IaK-52[4] | 36[5] | ||
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II | United States | trainer aircraft | T-6C[6] | 12 on order[7][8] | ||
Aero L-39 | Czechoslovakia | jet trainer | L-39C | 24[1] | ||
Czech Republic | L-39NG | 12 | An unidentified number out of the 12 has been delivered as of early 2024[9] | |||
Yakovlev Yak-130 | Russia | LIFT | Yak-130 | 12[10] |
Munitions
Name | Origin | Type | Notes |
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Air-to-air missile | |||
K-13 (AA-2) | ![]() | air-to-air missile | 2,550 missiles (1000 R-3S, 800 R-3R, 750 R-13M)[11] |
R-60 (AA-8) | ![]() | air-to-air missile | 400 missiles[11] |
R-73 (AA-11) | ![]() | air-to-air missile | 375 short range missiles[11] |
R-27 (AA-10) | ![]() | air-to-air missile | 320 missile[12][13] |
RVV-AE (AA-12) | ![]() | air-to-air missile | Unknown number[14] |
Air-to-surface missile | |||
Kh-29 (AS-14) | ![]() | anti-surface missile | 100 missiles[11] |
Kh-31 (AS-17) | ![]() | anti-surface missile | 100 missiles[11] |
Kh-59 (AS-13) | ![]() | anti-surface missile | 200 missiles[11] |
Air defence
Name | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
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Surface-to-air missile | ||||
S-300PMU1 | ![]() | SAM system | 12 launchers[15] | Two systems were acquired. |
SPYDER-MR | ![]() | SAM system | 30 launchers | Five systems (including 6 launchers each) and 750 missiles ordered[16] |
S-125M/-2TM/-VT | ![]() | SAM system | Unknown | Indigenously developed S-125-VT modernization. |
S-75M3 | ![]() | SAM system | Unknown | |
Igla/Igla-S | ![]() ![]() | MANPADS | Unknown | Locally assemble Igla/Igla-S missiles[17] |
9K35 Strela-10 | ![]() | SAM system | Unknown | tracked short-range surface-to-air missile system |
9K32 Strela-2 | ![]() | MANPADS | Unknown | |
Anti-air artillery | ||||
61-K 37 mm | ![]() | Autocannon | Unknown | |
S-60 AZP 57 mm | ![]() | Autocannon | Unknown | |
ZU-23-2 | ![]() | Twin Autocannon | Unknown | |
ZSU-23-4 | ![]() | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | Unknown |
Former
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Aircraft | Type | Variants | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Fighter aircraft | |||||
Shenyang J-5 | Fighter | ![]() | 10 | The Vietnamese Air Force used J-5s alongside the Soviet supplied MiG-17s for interception missions until the 1990s when they were retired, along with the remaining MiG-19s, being replaced with newer MiG-21s and Su-27s. | |
Shenyang J-6 | 30 | ||||
MiG-17 Fresco | MiG-17A/P/PF | ![]() | 367 | ||
MiG-19 Farmer | ~45 | ||||
MiG-21 Fishbed | MiG-21bis/UM/bison/PF/PFM/MF/F-13/UM | 645 | Retired from service in November 2015.[18] Replaced with Su-22. | ||
Northrop F-5 | F-5A, F-5E | ![]() | 191 | Captured during Vietnam War. | |
Cessna A-37 Dragonfly | Light ground-attack | A-37A A-37B | 254 | Captured during Vietnam War. | |
Cargo/transport aircraft | |||||
Antonov An -2 | Transport | ![]() | |||
Antonov An-26 | 48 | ||||
Beriev Be-12 | 6 | [19] | |||
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | ![]() | 34 | Captured during Vietnam War. | ||
Fairchild C-119 | Captured during Vietnam War. | ||||
Training aircraft | |||||
MiG-15 Fagot | Trainer | ![]() | 60 | ||
Aero L-29 | Trainer | ![]() | |||
Helicopters | |||||
Mi-4 | Transport | ![]() | |||
Mi-6 Hook | Mil Mi-6 | 26 | |||
CH-47 Chinook | CH-47A | ![]() | unknown | Captured during Vietnam War. | |
UH-1 Iroquois | Utility |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "World Air Forces 2024". Flight Global. Flightglobal Insight. 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Military aircraft crashes in Quảng Nam Province, pilot safely escapes".
- ^ a b c d e "Peace Research Institute". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Nguyễn, Đức Tiến. "Máy bay huấn luyện IaK-52". Air Defence - Air Force Newspaper. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Doãn Tuấn (25 March 2023). "Chủ tịch Quốc hội thăm chiến sỹ thi công Sân bay quân sự Phan Thiết | Chính trị | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". VietnamPlus (in Vietnamese). Vietnam News Agency. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (9 December 2022). "Mỹ sắp chuyển cho Việt Nam 12 máy bay T-6". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "T-6Cs are Vietnam-bound | Shephard". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Kadidal, Akhi; Narayanan, Prasobh. "Singapore Airshow 2024: Aero set to complete VPAF L-39NG deliveries". Janes.com. Janes Information Services. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Karnozov, Vladimir. "Vietnam Places Order for Yak-130 Trainers". Aviation International News. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Trade Registers. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 29 May 2015
- ^ danviet.vn (14 March 2018). "Vietnamese Army with 100km-range infrared-homing missiles". danviet.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2020). "Chapter Six: Asia". The Military Balance. 120 (1): 255. doi:10.1080/04597222.2020.1707967. S2CID 219627149.
- ^ "Vietnam equipped RVV-AE to Su-30MK2". soha.vn. 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Russian missiles to guard skies over Vietnam". atimes.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Ấn tượng tên lửa phòng không vác vai Việt Nam sản xuất". Vietnam Daily | Tin tức Việt Nam Daily, cập nhật mới nóng 24/7. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "KQND Việt Nam chuẩn bị vĩnh biệt tiêm kích MiG-21". Nguyễn Tấn Dũng. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Đông Nam Á tăng cường năng lực cảnh báo, chống ngầm" (in Vietnamese). Báo Đất Việt. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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