Military of China, force comment.
Military of China, force comment.

Data Figure: Russian-made Kilo-class submarines

heat on the media in many countries, guess the date when the Chinese aircraft carrier trials, especially in Central Asia and the Pacific multi-country South of the Southeast Asian countries, are quietly promoting the expansion of naval combat power construction. Following the invitation of the Indian Navy warship stationed in Cam Ranh Bay, after August 4, Vietnam announced that six years will be built submarine fleet. Philippines open the “time is short, the effect is obvious,” the naval building program. Japan and South Korea to continue its already begun a “major upgrade naval combat power” program.

Analysts pointed out that the Asia-Pacific high-profile multi-national naval combat power to promote the expansion, intended to compete for command of the sea, and then in the disputed waters to increase their weight basis.

Vietnamese want to build “the strongest South China Sea” submarine

Vietnamese Defense Minister Feng Guangqing 4 that Vietnam will be six years into an advanced submarine trip . Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also said Vietnam will build into a “South China Sea in the strongest” of the submarine force.

Feng Guangqing refine the plan, said: “Building a strong submarine force, is Vietnam’s long-term plan of 2020, but in the next five to six years, we have to have a submarine trip . The force will be equipped with six Russian-made ‘Kilo’ class submarine 636 … we are not to threaten other countries in the region, not engage in arms race, but the response is consistent with the economic development trend of world development . “

early July this year, Rosoboronexport has disclosed that the Commonwealth on behalf of 奥列加奥兹 Niyazov, Vietnam and Russia have signed the purchase of six diesel-electric submarines of the contract. Russia, the submarine will be delivered by 2014 to Vietnam, and will help Vietnam build a submarine base and repair and maintenance facility.

“Kilo” class conventional diesel-electric submarines from Russia, “Ruby” Design Bureau design. Since World War II, the Soviet Union developed a total of five generations of 10 attack nearly 100 conventional submarines, “Kilo” class submarine is in its fifth generation, is the most active generation of submarines. “Ruby” Design Bureau in 1993, has been known as “Terminator – Kilo” submarines of Project 636, which is known as the “world’s quietest submarine”, also known as “ocean black hole.” Very interesting is that the “Kilo” class submarine capable of launching 636 submarine “Club-S” cruise missile, which surface ships, especially large surface ships such as aircraft carriers is fatal.

Fengguang Qing military forces in Vietnam, described in the “East Sea” (ie the South China Sea), said the situation facing the future Vietnam will the Navy, Coast Guard and Border unity to fight the sea to defend their sovereignty and national security core strength, and to strengthen the Vietnamese navy, air force and the communications and electronic warfare capabilities, will be the focus of recent strong army in Vietnam.

multi-national naval “partisan”

If States Navy warship visits is “more symbolic than substantive,” then, Vietnam and the United States August 1, between the signing of the Navy Medical cooperation memorandum, is that the former enemies of war in the naval cooperation towards capacity building “a solid first step.” Vietnam News Agency reported on August 4, said the U.S. Navy and the Vietnamese Army General Hospital, long the Director of Medical Service, on August 1 in Hanoi signed the “Military Medical Cooperation Memorandum.”

Agence France-Presse said it was from since the end of the Vietnam War, “the more the United States established the first formal military cooperation” projects. The U.S. Navy also said in a statement signed by more U.S. Navy Medical collaboration memorandum, marked the United States and Vietnam normalized diplomatic relations in 1995, the first official military cooperation since the beginning.

Hawaii’s marine safety expert Mark Jacques Analysis West said: “Vietnam and the U.S. military to cooperate from the soft-wise, does not cause excessive guard outside the United States has been trying to radiation in the region its soft power, and the more the U.S. military medical cooperation fits this need. “Some analysts said the Vietnam-US co-operation but also for the U.S. Navy for more military presence in the South China Sea opened the” door. ”

since December 2007, US-Vietnam defense cooperation significantly speeding up the search for the Vietnam War from both sides not only missing personnel, medical cooperation, and language training start, but the Navy cooperation as an opportunity for military cooperation between the two countries . In recent years, the U.S. Department of Defense has been working to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia, many countries interested in helping to strengthen the construction of naval forces, while Vietnam through the provision of port and other to facilitate the presence of the U.S. Navy.

addition to today’s most powerful naval force pulled into the region, Vietnam hosted the Fifth ASEAN at the end of July the Navy commander of the Hanoi meeting, the emphasis of naval forces in the region “hold cooperation” to response to the South China Sea dispute. At this meeting, the Vietnamese navy deputy commander openly hinted that the Southeast Asia region is facing “clear threat”, especially “the East China Sea situation” cause for concern.

In addition, Vietnam has begun to consider the introduction of the South China Sea waters of the Indian Navy, Indian Navy intends to open up its naval base in Cam Ranh Bay and the other, and hold frequent exercises with the Indian Navy and other bilateral activities. In return, the Indian Navy will help the Vietnamese “to enhance combat capability,” including Vietnam, maintenance and upgrade of existing ships, maritime patrol and attack boats construction, training naval personnel. Some analysts believe that the more Indian naval cooperation is clearly the demands of both sides, the two navies to enhance the possibility of further collaboration, “great.”

7 19, Indian Navy, “Ira W.” was the tank landing ship arrived at Nha Trang in central and southern Vietnam, Hong Kong, exchange of training with the Navy in Vietnam. Navy Commander Nguyen Vietnamese literature, July visit to India, the Indian Navy has been invited to a permanent resident here, the Indian side responded positively.

rapidly expanding Asia-Pacific multi-national naval combat power

fact, not only in Vietnam, the Asia-Pacific multi-national naval force in the rapid expansion of war in order to command of the sea and international the right to occupy the high ground in the sea disputes.

in the Philippines in the 2012 defense budget, defense spending from the annual 50 billion pesos (about $ 117 million) rose to 8 billion pesos (about $ 188 million), mainly for the purchase of the relative costs advanced naval warships and submarines. Philippines peace, violence and terror Institute R?mer class Rai said: “The Philippines should also strengthen the ability of the Navy of the territorial sea cruise.”

in Thailand, despite the current unstable situation in the country, economic also deep crisis, but Thailand still plans to buy six German Navy decommissioned the 206-type submarines. Thai Navy believes that this six total $ 257 million of the Andaman Sea and the submarine can be used to patrol the Gulf of Thailand, but also to catch up with neighboring naval modernization process.

last October, the Swedish Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released data show that Southeast Asian countries in 2005 and 2009 the number of weapons purchased over the previous five years almost doubled, and this trend also arms purchases shares continues. Vietnam, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, also said they would buy more weapons, especially the Navy’s ships and related equipment.

addition to Southeast Asian countries, the Japan Policy Research Institute, a research assistant confirmed that Japan has officially decided to total number of submarines from 16 to 22. South Korea’s naval construction progress and change of government also did not dispute the impact of political factions.

Analysts pointed out that the Asia-Pacific expansion of multi-national naval combat power so quickly, its core objective is to fight a sea and sea power in the international disputes in a favorable position.

Chen Xiaoru

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