The Submarine Force is a component and virtual combat arms of the Vietnam People's Navy which deals with submarine warfare.
The force is made up of 6 Russian made Kilo-class submarines, unknown numbers of North Korean made Yugo-class midget submarine and it's domestic counterpart TN-75.
Currently, the force consists of the 196th Submarine-Commando Bridage and the 189th Submarine Brigade.
History In 1996, the highly-classified 196th Brigade was established by the Vietnam People's Navy to operate the Yugo-class submarines. Its operations are allegedly associated with the Naval Commando, Vietnam People's Navy.
In 2009, the VPN ordered 6 Kilo-class submarine submarines from Russia. The total value of the contract was 4.3 billion USD. The contract also includes the training of Vietnamese sailors and the construction of a class-1 standard submarine crew training center at Cam Ranh Bay.
On 29 May 2013, the VPN officially established the submarine force and the creation of the 189th Submarine Brigade at Cam Ranh Bay.
Boats Class Image Type Boats Origin Quantity Status Notes Kilo Diesel-electric attack submarineHà Nội (HQ-182) Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (HQ-183) Hải Phòng (HQ-184) Khánh Hoà (HQ-185) Đà Nẵng (HQ-186) Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu (HQ-187) 6Active Equipped with 3M-54 Kalibr missiles.YugoMidget submarineActiveTN-75Midget submarineActiveDesign by the Naval Technical Institue.
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