In 2014, the Vietnamese Navy conducted numerous live-fire exercises with new missile systems, quickly mastering the technology.
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| Last year, the Vietnamese military, especially the navy, received many new types of missiles. Among them is the EXTRA missile manufactured by Israel. |
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| EXTRA is very suitable for equipping the coastal artillery and missile units of the Vietnam People's Navy. EXTRA could be suitable for deployment on small islands such as some of the islets in Vietnam's Truong Sa archipelago. |
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| EXTRA is a collaborative product between Israel Military Industries and the MLM division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). EXTRA has a range of approximately 150 km, a missile weight of 450 kg, a circular error probability (CEP) of approximately 10 m, and a launch weight of 450 kg. |
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| The live-fire exercises conducted by the armed forces met all requirements, with 98% achieving good or excellent results. In particular, the Air Force successfully conducted firing exercises with new generation missiles for the Coastal Missile Regiment, achieving excellent results. The Air Force clearly identified breakthrough areas in training tailored to each force, devised solutions appropriate to each specific time period, and actively innovated in training. |
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| In 2014, the Navy successfully completed the training program for all personnel as planned. The results of the training assessments showed that 100% met or exceeded the requirements, with over 97% achieving good or excellent grades. |
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| In 2015, the Navy continued to conduct training according to the motto "basic, practical, and solid," emphasizing comprehensive and in-depth training, and strengthening training under difficult and complex conditions. |
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| New forces such as submarines, air force, and new generation coastal missiles, after a period of training and transfer, are fully capable of performing combat readiness missions. (Compiled from People's Army Newspaper and DVO) |
According to Baodatviet
