The military assessment website Globalfirepower has just published a report on the 2017 military rankings, in which it highly appreciates the capabilities of the Vietnam People's Army.
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| According to the 2017 military ranking report, Globalfirepower ranked the Vietnam People's Army 16th in the world, surpassing many countries in the region and only behind Indonesia (14th). Among the three Indochinese countries, Vietnam's military strength is the most outstanding, with Cambodia ranked 88th and Laos ranked 122nd out of 128 countries in this ranking. Of course, these are just reference numbers. Photo source: Times. |
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| Globalfirepower believes that Vietnam's current population is about 95 million people. Of which, there are about 41 million young people of military age, 1.6 million of whom reach military age (turning 18) each year. The active army consists of 415,000 people and the reserve force consists of about 5 million people. Photo source: Tuoitre. |
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| In terms of weapons, the Vietnam People's Army currently has about 1,545 tanks, 3,150 armored vehicles, 524 self-propelled artillery pieces, 2,200 towed artillery pieces and 1,100 rocket artillery pieces. Photo source: Datviet. |
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| According to statistics on the Globalfirepower website, the Vietnam People's Air Force currently has a total of about 278 aircraft, including 76 fighter planes and 73 fighter-bombers. In addition, there are 161 transport planes, 25 training jets, 137 transport helicopters and 25 combat helicopters. Photo source: TTVNOL. |
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| The Vietnam People's Navy currently has 7 frigates, 13 fast attack missile boats, 6 submarines, 25 coastal defense ships, and 8 minesweepers. Photo source: Tuoitre. |
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| The Globalfirepower military ranking also adds oil reserves to each country's military index. According to this ranking, Vietnam's proven oil reserves are about 4.4 billion barrels, with daily production reaching 298,400 barrels and daily consumption reaching 415,000 barrels. Photo source: QPVN. |
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| In terms of logistics, Globalfirepower assessed Vietnam as a country with a terrain that greatly hinders movement and logistics in the event of a conflict. Currently, there are only two roads running from north to south, namely National Highway 1 and Ho Chi Minh Road, and a single railway line. Photo source: People's Army Newspaper |
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| In return, Vietnam can take advantage of its coastal location for logistics by waterway. Most provinces in the country also have military airports to help with transportation, and logistics are not too dependent on roads. Photo source: Navy Newspaper |
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| As usual, the US is still at the top of this ranking, followed by Russia in second place and China in third place. Globalfirepower said that the information in its ranking was taken from reports of the CIA, the US Government and from information sites on the internet. Photo source: Reuters. |
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