Air Defence
Photo | Name | Origin | Type | Versions | Nọ of launchers | Nọ of missiles | Notes |
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Air Defence Missile | |||||||
SA-20 Gargoyle (S-300) |
Russia | long range SAM system | S-300PMU-1 | 2 systems with 12 launchers | 72 missiles | VPAF intend to buy two more system | |
SA-3 Goa (S-125 Neva/Pechora) |
Soviet Union | surface-to-air missile | S-125 Pechora 2TM | 72 - 96 launchers | 1500 missiles | has been upgraded by Belarus | |
SA-2 Guideline (S-75 Dvina) |
Soviet Union | surface-to-air missile | S-75 Volga 2M | 280 launchers | 1000 missiles | ||
SA-6 Gainful (2K12 Kub) |
Soviet Union | surface-to-air missile | 4 regiments | ||||
SA-13 Gopher (Strela-10) |
Russia | surface-to-air missile | Strela 10M3 | 12 launchers | 200 missiles | Vietnam has self-produced | |
SA-7 Grail (Strela-2) |
Russia | Man portable surface-to-air missile launcher | Strela 2M | 30 launchers | 200 missiles | ||
SA-24 Grinch (Igla) |
Russia | Man portable surface-to-air missile launcher | Igla-S | 20 launchers | 400 missiles | Vietnam has self-produced | |
Air Defence Artillery | |||||||
ZSU-23-4 | Soviet Union | SPAAA | ZSU-23-4M | 100 systems | |||
57 mm AZP S-60 | Soviet Union | AAA guns | S-60 | 100+ | |||
37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) | Soviet Union | AAA guns | Twin barrel version | 100+ | |||
ZU-23-2 | Soviet Union | AAA guns | 200+ | ||||
ZPU-4 | Soviet Union | AA Machine gun | 200+ |
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