Russia will begin delivering Kilo Class diesel submarines to Vietnam in 2014, Rosoboronexport representative Oleg Azizov has said.
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The Kilo Class submarines, nicknamed ‘Black Holes’, are capable of evading detection and are among the quietest diesel-electric submarines in the world.
The submarines are designed to take part in anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface-ship warfare, as well as reconnaissance and patrol missions.
The 350m-long vessel has a displacement of 2,300t, can carry a crew of 57 and are equipped with Club-S cruise missile systems, as well as six 533mm torpedo tubes.
The delivery follows a $3.2bn submarine contract signed by Russia and Vietnam in December 2009, according to RIA Novosti.
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