The Vietnamese Ba Son Shipbuilding Corporation, under the Ministry of Defense, transferred two new warships to the High Command of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) during a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.
Like the first two Molniya-class missile warships, which were made available last year, the two new vessels are equipped with advanced weapons and high-tech functions.
The ships coded HQ379 and HQ380 can operate at sea for 10 straight days attacking both in the air and at sea.
The ship also has two AK-630 ship-borne artillery systems with 4,000 shells each, which can fire 4,000-5,000 rounds per minute at a range of 4-5 kilometers, and an AK-176M automatic gun with a range of 15 kilometers for sea and land targets and 11 kilometers for air targets.
Speaking at the ceremony, Major General, Read Admiral Nguyen Van Ninh, Deputy Commander of the VPN, said, “The two ships are equipped with strong firepower from advanced weapons, and are of high mobility. They can effectively operate by themselves or in coordination with other forces,” Vietnam’s media reports.
The first two Molniya-class warships, HQ377 and HQ378, were handed over to the VPN in July last year.
The last two will be given to the VPN in the second quarter of 2016.
