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Vietnamese Armed forces

Vietnam
Population
103,808,319
Military budget
8 billion $
Active personnel
482,000
Nuclear weapons
☢
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Hanoi
Area: 332,698 km2
Population: 103,808,319
Etnic groups: Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, Hoa 1%, other 4.3%
Religions: None 81.8% , Buddhist 7.9%, Catholic 6.6%, Hoa Hao 1.7%, Cao Dai 0.9%, Protestant 0.9%, Muslim 0.1%.

Military branches

The People's Army of Vietnam (Quân Đội Nhân Dân Việt Nam) Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Border Defence Force, and Coast Guard.

Military service

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.

Military expenditures

Military budget
8 billion $
Percent of GDP
1.6

Manpower

Active personnel
482,000
Reserve
3,000,000
Available
30,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks
1,829
AFV
1,820
Artillery
2,000
Self-propelled guns
180
Rocket artillery
450
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
- Type-59 350
T-90S 64
- T-62 70
T-54/55 850
- Type-63 150
PT-76 300
- T-34 45

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
- MT-LB -
- GAZ-59037A -
- BTR-40 100
- BTR-50PK 280
M113 200
BMP-1 150
BMP-2 150
- Type 63 80
- BTR-60 400
- BTR-152 160
V-150 200
- BRDM-1 50
- BRDM-2 50

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
2S3 Akatsiya 30
V2S1 Gvozdika 150

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
BM-21 350
- BM-14 100
- SS-1 Scud B/C/D -
- Hwasong-6 -

Air Forces

Total aircraft
271
Fighters
11
Multirole
35
Attack
34
Helicopters
99
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
Su-27 11

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber
Su-30 35

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
Su-22 34

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
Mil Mi-8 87
- Kamov Ka-27 2
- Kamov Ka-28 8
- EC225 Super Puma 2

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
96
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
9
Corvettes
14
Submarines
6
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- Gepard class 2
- Petya class 5

Corvettes

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
- Kilo class 6

☢ Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.