Vietnamese warships visit South Korea, review formation at sea
Missile frigate 015 Tran Hung Dao arrived at Jeju Island, South Korea to participate in a formation review with warships from 13 countries.
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The Tran Hung Dao frigate docked at Jeju military port on October 10. Photo:Navy Newspaper |
Missile frigate 015 Tran Hung Dao and the Vietnamese delegation yesterday docked at the Jeju naval base, southern South Korea. A welcoming ceremony was held at the port with the presence of representatives of the armed forces, the naval band and the Korean traditional music band, according toNavy Newspaper.
Warship 015 Tran Hung Dao will participate in the naval formation review off Jeju Island this afternoon. Vice Admiral Pham Hoai Nam, Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy, and naval commanders from 20 countries will appear at the event.
The naval review took place from October 10 to October 15 off Jeju Island, southern South Korea, with warships from 13 countries participating.
The visit to Japan and the naval formation review in Korea are part of the 9,300 km voyage of the Tran Hung Dao frigate, the longest voyage and the most activities of a Vietnam People's Navy ship to date.
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Welcoming ceremony for Vietnamese frigates at Jeju military port on October 10. Photo:Navy Newspaper |
After arriving in Japan and South Korea, the Tran Hung Dao frigate will visit China. In addition to foreign exchange activities, the trip will also help evaluate the Vietnam Navy's joint command capacity, weapons and technical equipment proficiency.
015 Tran Hung Dao and 016 Quang Trung are two Project 11661E "Gepard" missile frigates that were put into service with Brigade 162, Vietnam People's Navy since February 2018. The ships are equipped with many modern weapons, produced by Russia under a contract signed with the Vietnam Navy, to build a regular naval force and improve the capacity to protect the country's sea and islands.
Vietnam's Gepard-class frigates apply many stealth technologies, combining angular hulls and radar-absorbing paint to minimize radar reflection areas from enemy reconnaissance systems. The ship is also equipped with modern jamming and electronic warfare systems.