TT400TP
gunship/artillery ship (photo : ttvnol)
PANO – A
contract to build 2 battleships was signed between the Naval High Command, and
Hong Ha Shipbuilding Company and Ba Son Firm under the General Department of
Defence Industry on October 8th in Hai Phong.
An artillery
ship built by Hong Ha Company. Under the contract, the two shipbuilders will
build two modern battleships: artillery ship TT400TP and vessel 12418 Molniya.
Project
12418 Molniya (photo : ttvnol)
According to
Naval leaders, the building of the two battleships is part of the Service’s
general modernisation programme in an effort to improve its capacity to
effectively manage and firmly protect the Fatherland’s continental shelf, sea
and islands.
The Vietnam
People’s Navy is in the process of boosting and modernizing its force to meet
the requirements of the new situation, said a high-ranking Naval officer at the
signing ceremony.
According to
representatives of the shipbuilders, the designs and shipbuilding technology
for the two ships have been acquired, and they are ready to build the ships and
finish the whole project on time.
(QDND)
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