Hai PhongHai high-speed patrol ships for the Vietnam Border Guard was launched and placed KY according to the USD 100 million defense credit package with India.

The launching ceremony and putting KY for these two high-speed patrol vessels held at Hong Ha Shipbuilding Company, Hai Phong City, on April 9, with the witness of Indian Ambassador in Vietnam Pranay Verma,

These are two of the 12 patrol vessels built according to the USD 100 million defense credit package worth 100 million USD of the Indian government, becoming the first major project in national defense cooperation between the two countries.

The project is being deployed quickly despite the interruption from the Pandemic of Covid-19, the first of these was launched by the talks between the two countries in December 2020.

Ambassador Verma said the project was "symbol of Vietnam - India Defense Partnership - India" and "reflecting India's commitment" in national defense and enhancing the capacity of Vietnamese defense forces

Indian Ambassador Pranay Verma (Tuesday, from right) and representative of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam and Hong Ha Company during the ceremony in Hai Phong on April 9.

Verma Ambassador believes a comprehensive strategic partnership in general and defense cooperation in particular between the two countries continues to develop and become "Important factor with stability in the Indian Ocean - Thai Binh area

Earlier, in the interview with VnExpress on February 23, Ambassador Verma said Vietnam and India adapted "Cautiously with the new situation" and the national defense cooperation relations of the two countries "

The project manufacturing 12 high-speed patrol boats is part of India's defense credit packages for Vietnam, with a total value of 600 million USD, continuing to be implemented in 2020 with a strengthening center.

High-speed patrol ships are designed for the task of controlling and protecting marine sovereign security, discovering illegal activities such as smuggling and deploying search and rescue tasks.