Naval
Russia to Vietnam: Kilo-class submarine, 2009
Vietnam bought six Kilo-class submarines from Russia as South China Sea disputes sharpened.
The record
- Weapon systemKilo-class submarine
- CategoryNaval
- SupplierRussia (Moscow)
- RecipientVietnam (Hanoi)
- Units recorded6
- Value$2.0B
- Year2009
- StatusDelivered
- Documentation confidence82/100
- Distance between capitals6,734 km
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