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Friday, November 02, 2012

Vietnam’s Undersea Anti-Access Fleet

Kilo class submarine |If nothing else, this series on access denial shows that anti-access strategy comes in many varieties.

Vietnam too is pursuing such a strategy, founded on a squadron of six Kilo-class submarines Russia is building for the Vietnam People’s Navy under a contract inked in 2009.

In August the Vietnamese press reported that the first boat has been launched, and that all six will be delivered by 2016.

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