List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Air Force
Since the Vietnam War, most Vietnamese aircraft were supplied by the Soviet Union and later Russia, while hundreds of others were left by the United States via South Vietnam. Most of these are no longer in service either due to the unavailability of parts or the age of the aircraft. Aircraft losses of the Vietnam War.
Note that this list only consists of aircraft that are formally procured and commissioned; it does not consist of planned procurements or proposed domestic developments without actual procurement and entering service. The list also does not consist of vehicles owned and operated under the banner of Vietnam People's Navy or Vietnam Coast Guard.
According to the Vietnam Air Force Air Defense newspaper, in the 5 years from 2019 to 2024, the A32 factory has overhauled 20 Su-22s and repaired 23 Su-22s at units (i.e. on duty),[2] so 43 Su-22 is the most approximate number of Su-22s in Vietnam. May have around 32 units.[3]
Vietnam has never publicly disclosed the number of Su-22s it received from the Soviet Union or acquired from Eastern European countries.
On July 6, 1998, a Su-27SK number 6007, piloted by Major Hoang Ba Tam, mysteriously crashed at sea.
On October 2, 2007, a Su-27SK number 6005 flown by pilot Dao Quoc Khanh had a bird fly into the engine. The pilot landed the plane safely but the plane was seriously damaged. Up to now, there has been no announcement that the plane has been repaired.
Significant advancements made in the capabilities of maintenance. Able to manufacture critical components and extend the lifespan of the aircraft by 1500 hours or ~15 years.
Helicopter Technical Service JSC (Helitechco) is the only certified company in Asia besides Russia that is qualified to perform maintenance and overhauls on the Mil helicopters. The repair center was established in 1994.[5][6]
Vietnam has never announced the number of Mi-8s and Mi-17s it has purchased or received aid from the Soviet Union. Only the Mi-171SAR version was announced to have been purchased 4 units in 2006 but 1 unit crashed in 2014 so there is still 3.
3 Mi-171 SAR with yellow color.
Helicopters are able to be maintenance and overhauled domestically.[5][6]
Serve in frigates and patrol vessels around Spratly Islands.
Serve in frigates and patrol vessels around Spratly Islands. Ka-32T bearing number 7551 crashed during a training flight and currently Vietnam only has one Ka-32T left with number 7552.
According to publicly available documents from the media of Vietnam Air Force Air Defense Command, there is gradually researching and using the Yak-130 to fight enemy air attacks, and partake in Land-Air-Sea attack missions.
Activities on the yak-52 are still taking place normally according to information from the official Vietnamese press[14]
Air Defense
The Military Balance of 2024 from the International Institute for Strategic Studies notes that Vietnam has a variety of towed anti-aircraft artillery in its arsenal, though the specific guns using the 85mm and 130mm calibers remain uncertain. It is possible that the 85mm gun is the KS-12/K-52, while the 130mm may be the KS-30. Vietnam has ~98+ SAM systems.[15]
Five systems (including 6 launchers each) and 750 missiles ordered.[17] The SPYDER-MR variant has a nonrotatable, vertical launcher. Used more as stationary air defense.
Can domestically maintenance Derby and Python SAM missiles.
There is a patent to reverse engineer the Derby SAM missile.[18]
The Volga S-75M/M3 air defense missile complex (modern version of SAM-2) uses 5IA23 missiles and is a High-altitude air defense system. All SAM-2 complex systems have been modernized. Able to domestically produce complexes and equipment.
Factory A31 capable of domestically manufacturing spare and critical parts for SAM missile. Old missiles had certain analog parts replaced with digital systems.
30 S-125TM Pechora-2TM and 21 S-125M Pechora-M batteries as of 2024.[19] The S-125-VT modernized variant was reported to be in service in July 2024.[20]
Factory A31 capable of domestically manufacturing spare and critical parts for SAM missile. Old missiles had certain analog parts replaced with digital systems.
Military Balance of 2024 states that there are 30 S-125-2TM Pechora-2TM and 21 S-125M Pechora-M.[21]
57 mm automatic anti-air autocannon. The Vietnamese heavily upgraded the AZP S-60 by equipping it with a fire-control system with radar, optoelectronic reconnaissance equipment, an electromechanical gun control complex, and a digital firing element identification system connected to a computer. Has an LCD screen.
The upgraded AZP S-60 can operate without a gunner, is fully automatic, and no longer needs to be manually reloaded.[25]
Modernized for VPK-57 project. Fire-control system integrated with X-band AESA radar.
The Vietnamese Air Force used J-5s alongside the Soviet supplied MiG-17s for interception missions until the 1990s when they were retired, along with the remaining MiG-19s, being replaced with newer MiG-21s and Su-27s.
^ ab"Peace Research Institute". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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