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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Vietnamese navy signs building contract for two battleships

Project 12418 Molniya |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.

Under the contract, the two shipbuilders will build two modern battleships: artillery ship TT400TP and vessel 12418.

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.

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