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The vessel, being built at the defense ministry's Song Thu Shipyard in Danang City, will also have most of its weapons and military equipment developed or assembled in the country, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan newspaper said late on Monday.
A member of the Philippine Coast Guard personnel stands guard aboard the Gabriela Silang ship as a Vietnamese Coast Guard ship sails past during a joint maritime exercise off Bataan in the disputed South China Sea on August 9, 2024. (AFP/Ted Aljibe)
Vietnam has begun construction on what it describes as the country's largest and most advanced domestically made anti-submarine frigate, a military-owned newspaper reported.The vessel, being built at the defense ministry's Song Thu Shipyard in Danang City, will also have most of its weapons and military equipment developed or assembled in the country, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan newspaper said late on Monday.
Vietnam, which has long been involved in maritime disputes with China and other claimants to the South China Sea, has been seeking to expand its domestic defense manufacturing capabilities while reducing reliance on imported military hardware sourced largely from Russia.
