Naval aviation branch of the Vietnam People's Navy
Naval Air Force
Binh chủng Không quân Hải quân
Active
24 July 1986
Country
Vietnam
Part of
Vietnam People's Navy
Anniversaries
24 July (the establishment of the Naval Air Defense – Air Force)
Aircraft flown
Attack helicopter
Kamov Ka-28
Cargo helicopter
Kamov Ka-32, Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma, Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma
Observation helicopter
Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma
Patrol
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Military unit
The Naval Air Force (Vietnamese: Binh chủng Không quân Hải quân) is an armed service of the Vietnam People's Navy that has the function of performing tasks at sea or along the coast and islands by means of the air force such as aircraft combat aircraft, transport helicopters and patrol aircraft, etc. This is a force of the Navy that can coordinate missions with the Vietnam People's Air Force and many situations with similar functions, but the Naval air force is still a separate branch of the Vietnam People's Navy.[1]
The traditional military day is 24 July (the establishment of the Naval Air Defense – Air Force (Binh chủng Phòng không – Không quân Hải quân)).
Date of establishment of the first official unit: 3 July (the date the 954th Naval Aviation Brigade was returned to the Navy by the Air Force).[2]
^"VN lập lữ đoàn không quân hải quân". BBC News Tiếng Việt (in Vietnamese). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^"Lữ đoàn 954 Hải quân: 35 năm xây dựng, phát triển, trưởng thành". Báo Hải Quân Việt Nam. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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