India gifts INS Kirpan to Vietnam, focuses on enhancing defence relations
20-06-2023
By Admin
India gifted the indigenously-built INS Kirpan to Vietnam to enhance its naval capabilities.
India gifts INS Kirpan to Vietnam, focuses on enhancing defence relations
India gifted the indigenously-built INS Kirpan to Vietnam to enhance its naval capabilities.
• INS Kirpan is a Khukri class missile corvette displacing 1,350 tonnes.
• It was commissioned into the Navy on January 12, 1991
• Length– 91 meters
• speed in excess of 25 knots
In June 2022, India and Vietnam had signed an MoU on mutual logistics support, as well as the 'Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam defence partnership towards 2030'.