It is planned to intensify negotiations with Hanoi on Su-30 fighters and training Yak-152
Vladivostok. September 4. INTERFAX-Deliveries of Yak-130 combat training aircraft to Vietnam are planned to be completed this year, said Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation.
"The implementation of the contract for the supply of Yak-130 combat training aircraft to our Vietnamese partners is planned to be completed by the end of this year," Shugaev told reporters.
He noted that it is planned to resume negotiations with Hanoi on other aviation equipment in the near future.
"In addition to the Yak-130, Vietnam is also interested in Su-30 fighter jets and Yak-152 training aircraft. We plan to intensify the dialogue with the Vietnamese side in these areas after the improvement of the epidemiological situation with the coronavirus," the head of the Federal Customs Service said.
According to media reports, in 2019, Vietnam and Russia signed a contract for the supply of at least 12 Yak-130 combat training aircraft worth over $350 million.
In September 2019, the general director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said that Vietnam was among the largest customers of Russian military products, cooperation between the countries is on all types of weapons.
