Vietnam People’s Air Force C-130 Hercules.
Originally posted by turbo NZ
Funnily enough, after the strike wing was disbanded, the government looked at equipping the RNZAF with gunships (Apaches I believe) but nothing came of that.
Politicians= Idiots
Originally posted by turbo NZ
The P-3 Orions still have an offensive capability and the Hueys are armed with M60’s.
Hueys?… have they ever thought of buying new gunship choppers?
Its a shame… I really love those RNZAF Skyhawks.
Originally posted by Dinger
Are these their only four Su-30s? Or do they have some earlier variants in service?
The Vietnamese air force have 7 Su-27SK and 5 Su-27UBs, from what I heard they have plans to upgrade these jets when funds are availble.
The Su-30 deal was signed only a few months after the VPAF celebrated its 40th year since creation, so I guess the Sukhois is pretty much like a present for the air force and maybe 12-24 more in the near future.
Originally posted by plawolf
vietnam seems to be mirrowing china’s military aviation purchases quite exactly.
bro… not everything got to do with China!
besides, its not the first time vietnam has chosen the same ac type close on the heals of china.
guess they are no longer considering china as a major threat.
Threat or no threat they only buy it for the sake of defence, why does people have to bring China into everything that involves Vietnam?
can’t wait for pics! I wonder if they’ll continue to use the same camouflage as the Russians. So I’m assuming this variant is the one we saw in Maks 2003?
I think maybe at the request of the Vietnamese government, the Russians are holding back on the pictures from the media, but I hope that I am wrong and someone might have it.
flex297, thanks again for those awesome images.
I think its pure fantasy…
I say they should go for something like the YAK-130 or Su-25 because it could take on the role of interdiction, thus would help their ground troops alot.
Cuban MiG-29s inflight during ‘Bastion 2004’.
I have more of Iraqi pics but in respect of the guy who has sent them to me with request to keep em for myself I only post those I have found by myself..
Either way Flex, you’re the greatest thank you!
Ugandan upgraded MiG-21s… with new avionics and paint job?…I like it!
South Vietnamese A-37 Dragonflies…
South Vietnamese A-1 Skyraiders.