Vietnam begins receiving T-90 tanks?
The first images believed to be of Vietnam's T-90 main battle tanks arriving at the port have appeared with high frequency.
As known, currently Vietnam's T-90S/SK main battle tanks have been completely assembled by the UralVagonZavod Factory, and they have even shown very impressive features on the training ground and are just waiting for the delivery date.
According to previous information, the first batch of T-90 tanks is expected to arrive at Vietnamese ports in late 2018 - early 2019 and the entire contract will be completed before the end of 2019.
Last week, a ship carrying tanks arrived in Vietnam and made some people feel "disappointed", when this was not our T-90S/SK but the T-72B1 White Eagle of the Lao People's Army.
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| Image believed to be the first T-90S tank of Vietnam returning to the country |
But we didn't have to wait long, recently the first photo believed to capture the moment the T-90S main battle tank landed in the S-shaped strip of land has appeared.
The uniforms of the officers at the wharf are those of the Vietnam People's Army, and the delivery took place in very cold weather conditions, suggesting that this was not a photo taken during the Laotian T-72B1 White Eagle's transit.
The camouflage paint patches on the back of the tank can be clearly seen, this is the typical paint color of our new generation T-90S/SK main battle tanks.
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| Vietnam's T-90S main battle tank attending an event in Russia, easily recognizable by its distinctive camouflage paint. |
As expected by many, Vietnam may have officially received modern T-90S/SK main battle tanks right before the new year 2019.
It is currently unclear how many T-90 tanks will arrive in the country in the first batch, however, based on Russia's delivery practices, this number is usually around 10 vehicles, meaning there will be at least 6 similar ships arriving at Vietnamese ports.
Besides the T-90S/SK tank, it is hoped that Vietnam will also purchase some more variants developed from the chassis for combat support missions such as the BREM-1M recovery vehicle or the MTU-90 bridge-laying vehicle.
