– Associated Press – Vietnam and the United States are to hold joint naval exercises, Hanoi said on Thursday as regional tensions simmer over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

– BBC – Vietnam is holding live-fire drills in the South China Sea amid high tensions with China over disputed waters.

– Defense Technology International – On March 5 the Vietnamese Navy officially took into service the first Gepard class frigate.

BBC – US and Vietnam stage joint naval activities

The US and Vietnam are conducting joint naval exercises in the South China Sea, a sign of increasing military ties between the two former enemies.

BBC – Vietnam orders submarines and warplanes from Russia

Vietnam has signed billion-dollar contracts to buy submarines and fighter jets from Russia, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has announced in Moscow.