Vietnamese navy rushing through the South China Sea

Geographic Position of  Vietnam 

            Vietnam is saturated in the Eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula and ‌surrounded by Laos, Cambodia, and The South China Sea—A Rich Resource. The coastal line is 2030 miles long and possesses 161261 square miles of water area. So Vietnam has a huge water area. Once Vietnam is a part of France's colonies and gets independent in the middle of 19 century. After that, they separated into South Vietnam and North Vietnam. And Civil War Breaks Out Intensely, Powerful Communists, North Vietnam won the war and can control the whole country.

Petya Class Frigate

            In 1986, Vietnam started to change its economy and politics, and Vietnam became in most economic development country in 2000. Vietnam stand-in the top economic development country in 2011. Similarly, looking at the upgraded construction of the Vietnamese Navy, the South China Sea's importance seems to have been pushed up. The 3.5 square miles of South China Sae are saturated in the eastern of Vietnam, Nothern of Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. The South China Sea is the world's major trade way, The Existence of Biological Divisions, the existence of coral reefs, the existence of natural gas, and Oil Resources. All of that has become a great precious treasure. Also, the South China Sea is the great sea line to join the Middle East, Southern parts of the Pacific, North East Asia, and the market of North America.

Vietnam and the South China Sea

            According to the Maritime operations strategy, Throughout history, maritime powers have carried out maritime military deployments in the South China Sea. Especially in World War II, the Japanese used the South China Sea as a logistics way and military base. Nowadays, The South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca, the world's most important and dense maritime trade, is a compulsory entrance to the Strait of Malacca, making it the most politically written geographical location.

The Trigger of the Vietnamese Navy 

            When the cold war is over, Vietnam started to to build its weak navy by collecting the vessels from the Soviet Union and captured from South Vietnam. But after 2000, Vietnam started to promote its naval power due to the threat of the Chinese in the South China sea. In the past, Vietnam doesn't have modern technology weapon systems and only possess 8 Osll class rapid attack ships, made by the Soviet Union, and 4 Russian-made Tarantul class covet, and also these can only be protected the entrance of the Capital, Hai Phong cost. 

            By 1997, with the possession of two Ugo class submarines from North Korea, the Vietnamese navy start to gain the first experience in submarine technology. Due to the low development of the economy, it took five years to order only 525 tons of covet ship. Due to the promotion of Chinese Naval power, Vietnam revived its Naval Defence Abilities and now they have the counter ability in the fields of vessels, weapon systems, and coastal defense.

Vietnamese Navy ProgressiveLy Improved

                  Vietnam's navy, which has been reinforced as a coastal protective navy since the 2000s, It has five fleets Distributed respectively. Vietnam's navy makes operations in the South China Sea, the entrance of the gulf of Siam, and Gulf of Toai Kam with the strength of Russian-made 6 Kilo-class submarines, 9 Gepard and Petya class Frigate, 14 Corvets, attack vessels, and transporters.

              ToImplement frigateate, the Vietnamese bought 4 Russian-made Gepard-class frigates armed with hypersonic SS-N-25 anti-ship missiles. Capable of operating up to Sea State (5) are submarine detection, areal protection, air defense, and electronics operations. Additionally, two additional Gepard class frigates are being planned to be updated.

Gepard Class Frigate

                In 2011, Vietnam And Natherland agree tBuildlt 4 Singma Class Corvettes of two are built in Natherland and another two in Vietnam. The design of the Corvette military vessel, supposedly equipped with a vertical MICA air defense weapon system, was released at the Vietnam Maritime Exhibition in 2014. Additionally, 6 Molniya class Corvettes were built at Russia and Vietnam with the Russia Naval Architecture Technologies, By looking at that, we will see the role of the the building vessels are successfully improved.

                In 2012, a self-constructed TT-400TP Patrol Boat entered the army, and about six are now circling Vietnamese  waters. The submarine, which began in 1982 with two Yugo-class submarines from North Korea, was released in 2009 in Russia for $3.2 million modern Kilo-class submarines, submarine infrasimulators, simulators, and training parts have been upgraded. 

                  These vessels can be primarily responsible for submarine termination and water surveillance operations, as well as patrols of enemy vessels and the security of important maritime control sites. The Vietnamese Navy cannot build its own submarines, but in the training of the necessary human resources,anand diers It currently stands as the largest submarine-owned country in Southeast Asia.

              A study of the Maritime Air Force has also rarely converted the 954 Armed Forces for Maritime Security and Protection since 2010. Canada made DHC-6 Twin Otter series 400 Seaplane patrol aircraft, Soviet-made submarine search helicopters, and French-made Eurocopter EC 225 Super Puma Currently, submarine search and anti-submarine helicopters, such as KamovKa-27/Ka-28, are being carried out on frigate warships near Spitali island and carry out security responsibilities. 

Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma 

                      In 2011, the Vietnamese Navy, which wasn't also forgotten as coastal defense, purchased the K-300 P Bastion-P coastal defense system in Russia, a P-800 coastal ship destroyer These tanks are distributed along the coast and can be protected by unmanned vehicles up to 300 kilometers [300 km] away. Even if coastal missiles are attacked by air, they can be evacuated as soon as possible. 

                    Since there is only two military personnel capable of carrying coastal forces, we see a weakened coastal capability. 

Building International Relations

                      Vietnam, with good international relations with 189 countries, is collaborating with top military powers and security forces. Vietnam and Russia, have built strong relations since have undertaken more mutual assistance to the 21st-century Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Vietnam, in particular, has been helped by Russia to build its navy. Looking at the sale of Gepard class Free Gate vessels and coastal defense systems, the two countries' friendships are reflected.

A Kilo class submarine of the Vietnamese Navy

                      After Russia, India is the most positive country in relations with Vietnam, and India sends its military vessels to Vietnam. The South China Sea has been stretched by training members of the army, navy, and air forces, and increased joint maritime training.They also conducted collaborative training in the same category of submarines, upgrading the Petya class military vessels of the Vietnamese Navy, and mutualizing the two countries since 2006." Additionally, the Military Diplomacy sector of Vietnam and India is strengthened by signing the White Shipping Information Exchange.

USS Theodore Roosevelt Arrive as AFriendly Journey

               U.S.-Vietnamese relations, which began in 1995, improved relations between the two countries after the abolition of the "ban on arms exports" in the days of President Obama in 2006.The U.S. Navy, which sent frigate vessels only after the Vietnam War, was the U.S. aircraftcarrier USS Carl Vinson's in 2018, first four-day friendship will see a U.S. South China Sea strategy. In the days of Donald Trump, Visits and Trade Promotions to Vietnam were conducted. to upgrade the general level to Vietnamese American Citizen Rear Admiral Huan T. Nguyen. In the second week of March 2020, the Carrier Strike Group, which includes 5 destroyers  and 6,500 troops, was led by the aircraft carrier Theordore Roosevelt. Building good relations with Vietnam is also an important part of the U.S. strategy to stop China's expansion in the South China Sea. 

Donald Trump arrives in Vietnam

                     Vietnam hosted the second Asian Naval Exercise 2nd ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise (AMNEX) in 2022. 

                        

              In conclusion, Vietnam viewed the country's geography and opportunities and threats to national interests, comprehensively promoted the defense sector, and attacked the Navy. Today's South China Sea issue has contributed to the idea that Allied groups are needed rather than Vietnam alone. You can also see efforts to be appropriate not only with local countries but also with European countries, as well as in politics, where there is always an advantage without a permanent enemy. By looking at the renewal of relations with the United States, we can see that we are collaborating not only with ourselves but also with our partner countries to increase the defense sector.