Vietnam acquires land attack missiles for its submarines

CSIS
May 14, 2015

Vietnam acquires land attack missiles for its submarines. Vietnam is set to operate 50 Russian-made submarine-based land attack missiles that are capable of striking the Chinese mainland as well as Chinese ports and other facilities in the South China Sea, according to an April 30 Reuters report. Vietnam expert Carl Thayer said the purchase signaled a “massive shift” in Vietnam’s deterrence tactics. The new missiles, 28 of which have been delivered over the past two years, will bolster the threat of Vietnam’s new fleet of Kilo-class submarines.

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