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The MiG-21 fighter Vietnamese Air Force airport parking space.

China Military Online, June 21, according to the international online recently, there have been Vietnamese media reports, the Vietnamese Air Force sent fighter jets over the Nansha Islands, China, the so-called “patrol reconnaissance. 19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei to respond on the matter: the Vietnamese Air Force fighters over the Nansha Islands, the action of the so-called “patrol investigation” seriously infringed upon China’s sovereignty, the Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction. China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters. The Chinese side demands that the more earnestly abide by the spirit of both China and Vietnam consensus of Parties in the South China Sea Declaration on the Conduct, do not take the situation is complex and expansion of the action, and make due efforts to safeguard regional peace and stability.

According to Vietnamese media reports, the trip to the Nansha Islands Su-27 fighters belonging to the regiment 372 of the Vietnamese Air Force 940 squadron. This is the squadron to fly jets for the first time from central Vietnam arrived in the Spratly Islands “patrol reconnaissance missions. For the flight, Vietnam, the military said, they will fly to the Spratly Islands as a regular task.

used to have one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful air forces in the Vietnam Air Force equipment in general has been aging, most of the aircraft is close to the maximum years of service. A large number of MiG-21, MiG-23, Su-22 during the Cold War fighter models are still serving. Although the Vietnamese Air Force in Southeast Asian countries on the number of aircraft in the forefront of the current. In practice, however, the quality of the Vietnamese Air Force equipment has lagged far behind neighboring Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.

In recent years, the Vietnamese Air Force to begin the modernization and upgrading of equipment. Vietnam and Russia signed a series of arms transfer agreements. Now has 12 Russian-made Su-27 fighters in service. In 2004, Vietnam received four Su-27 upgrade improve version Su-30MK2V, machines. May 2009 signed an agreement to buy 12 Su-30MK2V. The Vietnam People’s Army Air Force’s goal is to 2015 equipped with three regiments, a total of 72 Su-30 fighters.

current and foreseeable future to see any kind of aircraft that Vietnam plans that will be purchased only from Russia, and its aircraft maintenance and upgrade work will be sent back to Russia. In fact, in 1996, Vietnam has tried to buy two squadrons of Mirage 2000 fighter from France’s Dassault, but due to the U.S. arms embargo policy, the transaction failed transaction.

Vietnamese Air Force from the formation of the beginning to the present has participated in the Vietnam War, invaded Cambodia and other local wars. However, in the above-mentioned war, the Vietnamese Air Force only play an auxiliary role, and no large-scale aerial combat experience. Vietnam bought Su-27 air refueling capability, and sea attack capability is relatively weak, retaining only the basic air combat capability. The upgraded version of Su-30MK2V powerful weapons mount ability, but because of the fewer number of aircraft, AWACS collaborative guide, it is difficult to form a scale of fighting ability grouping; tanker protection not to mention the long-range attack capability.

to Vietnam to equip and update the progress, it is hard comes to 2015 can have 72 Su-30. Even so, the system of the modern conditions of war, not rely on one or two advanced aircraft will be able essentially to improve their air theaters, Vietnamese Air Force could not have independent ability to respond to Air Force power. (Wei)

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experts: the more south sioux-27 fighters patrolling the Nansha deliberate provocation

China expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Vietnamese fighters inspect Nansha Islands

Photos: Vietnamese Air Force sent two Su-27 went to the Spratly Islands patrol

media said Vietnam sent Su-27 fighters on patrol to go to the Nansha Islands (map)

Photo: Vietnamese people have visited the occupied China’s Nansha Island The reef Force

commented that Vietnam to build Nansha Fleet Department to release the military expansion signal provocation

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