Since 2015, Vietnam has begun exploring purchases of U.S. and European weapons while facing numerous political, historical, and financial barriers, as they cannot continue to rely on Soviet and Chinese weapons especially due to the increasing tensions in the South China Sea dispute.

US Marines riding atop an M48 in Vietnam in April 1968. The M48 saw extensive action with the US military during the Vietnam War. Over 600 Pattons would be deployed with US forces during that war.

Showcase of all combat tanks used by both sides of the Vietnam Conflict of 1955-1975.

Nov 29, 2020 · Patton tanks and its variants were the main armor used throughout the war in Vietnam. The variants included the M48A3, M48A2C, M48/M60 AVLB, M67A2 Flame tank, M88 ARV, and the M728 CEV.

Listing of all military fighting vehicles used in the Vietnam War complete with operational histories and pictures.

Apr 23, 2021 · The Vietnamese army (PAVN) still operates a modernized version of the Soviet-era T-54 MBT, hence its designation of T-54M. Local modernization of the T-54s had been carried out at state-owned Factory Z153 as early as 2016 though an older prototype T …

The M60 AVLB and M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle were the only variants of the M60 series deployed to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The M728 was used in fire support, base security, counter ambush fire, direct assault of fortified positions, and limited reconnaissance by …

Apr 1, 2024 · The Vietnamese army is now equipped with the latest generation of Main Battle Tank (MBT) with the acquisition of the T-90S and T-90K command variant, a state-of-the-art main battle tank produced by Russia. This move, as recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Arms Trade Database, saw the first batch of these ...

Sep 25, 2021 · The new MBT (Main Battle Tank) aims to keep the Vietnamese T-54s and T-55s in service by making them more competitive against vehicles of their generation or more modern ones. A total of 3 prototypes were produced, one by Elbit Systems, and 2 …

Dec 28, 2019 · Vietnamese Army has showcased the T-90S main battle tank (MBT), the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), the ZSU-23-4 23 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG), the upgraded S-125-2TM Pechora-2TM stationary surface-to-air missile system, the BM-21 Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launch (MRL) system, the RV-02 mobile radar, the VUA-SC-3G ...