"Based on the defense cooperation agreement between Vietnam and the US such as the 2011 Memorandum of Understanding on Promoting Defense Cooperation and the Joint Vision Statement on Defense Cooperation in 2024, on November 20, Vietnam received five new generation T-6C training aircraft manufactured by the US," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang stated at a press conference on the afternoon of November 21, when asked by reporters to comment on the US handing over five T-6C training aircraft to Vietnam.
"This cooperation activity is within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development that is developing well between Vietnam and the US, actively contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region as well as in the world," Ms. Pham Thu Hang added.
Previously, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, and General Kevin B. Schneider - Commander of the US Pacific Air Forces, together with Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien, Commander of the Vietnam Air Defense - Air Force, attended the handover ceremony of the new generation T-6C training aircraft manufactured by the US in Phan Thiet on November 20.
The delivery of the first batch of T-6C trainer aircraft, including five out of 12, is an important milestone in the bilateral defense relationship between the two countries.
“This transfer is an important step forward in the growing partnership between the United States and Vietnam,” Ambassador Marc Knapper said at the event. “The T-6C trainer aircraft will greatly support Vietnam’s pilot training program, reflecting our shared vision of a strong, prosperous, independent, and resilient Vietnam that contributes to regional stability and security.”
In 2021, the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense and the US Air Force committed to putting the T-6C training aircraft into operation and thereby improving the pilot training program of the Vietnam Air Defense - Air Force.
According to a statement from the US Embassy in Vietnam, the transfer of these modern and technologically advanced aircraft demonstrates the growing cooperation between the two countries’ Ministries of Defense and reinforces the commitment to training and capacity building. This cooperation is a testament to the spirit of the Vietnam-US strategic partnership, which is to strengthen mutual development and promote common goals.
Speaking at the event, Commander of the Vietnam Air Defense - Air Force, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien, said: “This will be a useful defense equipment for Vietnamese military pilots to supplement and improve their training and coordination capabilities, to meet the mission of pilot training, combat readiness, and national defense. The Vietnamese side is committed to working with the US side to exploit the T-6C aircraft most effectively in the coming time, as a basis for training and performing missions of the Vietnam Air Defense - Air Force.”
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