vleLnam's Marlume lorces

LmerlLus rofessor Carlyle A. 1hayer

resenLauon Lo
8ecenL 1rends ln Lhe SouLh Chlna Sea and u.S. ollcy
4
Lh
CSlS SouLh Chlna Sea Conference
WashlngLon, u.C., !uly 9-10, 2014
CuLllne
vleL nam eople's Army navy
May 7, 1933
vleL nam CoasL Cuard
Aug. 28,1998 (Marlume ollce)
llshery Survelllance lorce
!anuary 23, 2013
Pu 981 Cll urllllng lauorm Crlsls
May 1, 2014 Lo Lhe presenL
Poang Sa lloulla, 17
Lh
-19
Lh
C
vleL nam eople's Army
MlnlsLry of nauonal uefence
vleLnam eople's Army navy (May 7, 1933)
CoasLal Arullery
vleLnam CoasL Cuard (SepLember 3, 2013)
lormerly vleL nam Marlume ollce
Modernlzauon
1978-94 rsL phase
1993-04 second phase
2003-presenL Lhlrd phase
Vietnam Defence Budget
Source: AusLralla, uefence lnLelllgence Crganlsauon, !"#"$%" '%($()*% +,"$-.
Cradual lorce Modernlsauon
1 8S 300 Mlsslle 8oaL
2 /"01,--class Culded Mlsslle
SLealLh lrlgaLes
4 23"45617-class lasL Auack Cra
8 9(5$*61:%51.. Corveue
K- 300 P Bastion anti-
ship missile system
Enhanced Kilo-class SSK submarines
2*;)1-class (1ype 9814) Corveue
vleL nam eople's Army navy
nauonal uefense lndusLry
lndlgenous producuon 11 400 1
upgrades Lo 8S-300
Co-producuon 9(5$*61 corveues, <17=($4
mlsslles
luLure Acqulsluons
2 /"01,--class frlgaLes (ASW) by 2017
2-4 uuLch 2*;)1 corveues wlLh LxoceLs
4 >1,.=1361$71 (enhanced kllo) submarlnes
vleL nam
CoasL Cuard

Canh sL bln
>*?4 @1)
ApproxlmaLely 30-60 vessels
3 CASA C212-400 Avlocar
newesL CoasL Cuard vessel launched november 28, 2013
CoasL Cuard Mlsslons
urug smuggllng
Puman Lramcklng
CounLer 1errorlsm
lndusLrlal radloacuve and Loxlc wasLe dumplng
Marlne LnvlronmenLal roLecuon
Survelllance of lllegal Cperauons by lorelgn llshlng vessels
vleLnam marlume law enforcemenL
Marlne asslsLance
Search and rescue (SA8)
nauonal defense - alongslde Lhe vleLnam eople's navy
vleL nam llshery Survelllance lorce
klm ngu vlL nam
newesL Shlp Launched !une 30, 2014
Pu 981 Cll urllllng lauorm Crlsls
kn-931 rammed on !une 23, 2014

May 26, 2014
Modernlzauon
uS CoasL Cuard Lralnlng program
!apan Lo provlde CoasL Cuard shlps early 2013
nauonal Assembly allocaLes vnu 16 Lrllllon
(uS $736 mllllon) Lo vnCC and vnlSl (!une 2,
2014)
Addluonal vnu 19 Lrllllon (uS $473 mllllon)
so-loans Lo bulld new shlng eeL
vleLnam's Marlume lorces
LmerlLus rofessor Carlyle A. 1hayer
resenLauon Lo 8ecenL 1rends ln Lhe SouLh Chlna Sea
and u.S. ollcy
4
Lh
CSlS SouLh Chlna Sea Conference
WashlngLon, u.C., !uly 9-10, 2014