Foreign QS attaché admires Vietnam's shipbuilding speed

• September 28, 2012 14:54

During the visit to Vietnam of the Foreign Military Attaché Delegation in September 2012, the Delegation visited the Vietnam People's Navy Command and Shipbuilding Company 189 (General Department of Defense Industry).Foreign military attaches were surprised and admired by Vietnam's shipbuilding speed.

At the reception, Navy Commander Admiral Nguyen Van Hien warmly welcomed the delegation to visit the Command headquarters.Referring to Vietnam's foreign policy, the admiral affirmed that Vietnam is a friend and reliable partner to all countries, and a responsible member of the international community.



Foreign military attachés visit the People's Navy Command
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International friends are surprised by Vietnam's shipbuilding speed.



Company 189DN-2000 shipbuilding for Vietnam Coast GuardMaleIt only took 12 months.


According to Admiral Nguyen Van Hien, Vietnam People's ArmyMaleis expanding the friendly relations between Vietnam andMalewith countries in the region and the world. In that spirit, the Vietnam NavyMaledemonstrate its responsibility in the spirit of bilateral and multilateral relations with the Navies of countries in the region and the world. Every year, the Vietnam People's NavyMalesent many delegations to participate in regional and international conferences, and welcomed many foreign ships at Hai Phong and Da Nang ports.


After the working session at the Navy Command, the delegation was taken to the 189 Shipbuilding Company (General Department of Defense Industry) facility 2. Company 189 specializes in building new military and civilian ships, mainly aluminum-hulled high-speed boats. Over the years, the company has cooperated with many prestigious shipbuilding companies in the world to build passenger ships and yachts for foreign customers.


For defense missions, Company 189 has deployed the construction of a number of specialized ships for the Navy and Coast Guard. In particular, the company is building the most modern ship DN-2000 for the Coast Guard. Foreign military attaches were very surprised and admired when they learned that Company 189 only spent 12 months to build the new ship DN-2000 for the Vietnam Coast Guard.


DN-2000 is designed to patrol and protect sovereignty over seas and islands, and enforce laws in Vietnam's seas and continental shelf.Male. The ship can participate in troop and logistics transport for units on remote islands when needed. DN-2000 is a modern ship with a helicopter landing pad at the stern. The ship operates continuously at sea for 40 days and nights, with a range of 5,000 nautical miles.

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