In an interview with RIA Novosti on January 31, the director of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obonosov revealed that the company had fully handed over the tactical anti-ship missile Kh-35E to Vietnam in 2009-2010.

According to KTRV, this group signed a contract in 2009 to provide 17 3M24E anti-ship missiles worth 767 million rubles. In 2010, KTRV continued to transfer additional 16 missiles of this type worth 656 million rubles and eight training missiles 3M24EMB worth 72 million rubles.

Kh-35E also known as Uran-E is the main anti-ship missiles on surface battleships of the navy in Vietnam, such as two battleships named Gepard 3.9 Dinh Tien Hoang and HQ-012 Ly Thai To.

3M24 or Kh-35 (with respectively variations for export 3M24E or Kh-35E) is subsonic anti-ship missiles, fly close to the sea, manufactured by KTRV for helicopters, surface ships (Uran /Uran-E systems) and Bal/Bal-E coastal missile systems.

Subsonic tactical anti-ship missiles Kh-35E has a range of 130km. Russia has developed improved Kh35-UE missiles with a range of 260 km, twice the Kh-35E.

Source: Dat Viet/ VNN