Global Firepower: Vietnam's fleet has increased by 75 units.

The Global Firepower website has just updated its global military power index ranking, which includes some notable changes regarding Vietnam.

According to the data released by Global Firepower on June 8, 2017, a total of 128 countries and territories were surveyed using the PwrIndx score, but the total number of listed entities has now increased to 133.

The PwrIndx score is assessed based on 50 parameters that significantly determine the ability to cope with conventional warfare, such as factors related to resources, finances, naval, land, and air power, logistics, and population.

Vietnam's PwrIndx score is currently 0.3587 compared to 0.3672 in the previous ranking, showing a slight increase (the ideal PwrIndx score is 0.0000). We remain firmly in 16th place out of 133.

Global Firepower did not specifically explain why Vietnam's PwrIndx score increased, but based on the component data, there has been a notable change.

T-54B tanks are being upgraded at Factory Z153.

In a previous report, Global Firepower stated that the Vietnamese Army possesses 1,470 main battle tanks (MBTs) and light tanks, a total of 3,150 armored vehicles, 524 self-propelled artillery pieces, 2,200 towed artillery pieces, and 1,100 multiple rocket launcher systems.

However, according to recently released figures, while the number of other vehicles remained unchanged, Vietnam's MBT fleet has increased to 1,545 units, a rise of 75 units, ranking 16th in the world.

According to a report on the size of Vietnam's armored forces conducted by Global Firepower, the number of MBTs in Vietnam has reached 1,545.

Although Russian media recently reported that Vietnam had ordered 64 T-90S and T-90SK main battle tanks, no specific delivery schedule was given. Therefore, it is unclear what sources Global Firepower relied on to reach this conclusion, as well as the accuracy of these reports.

According to Baodatviet