Vietnam’s first domestically designed anti-submarine frigate marks an ambitious attempt to leverage limited naval resources to achieve asymmetric deterrence while accelerating the country’s shift toward a more self-reliant and diversified defense-industrial base. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Vietnam has begun constructing its largest and most advanced domestically designed surface warship, launching the steel-cutting […]
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