[Jane\'s军事] 越南准备从美国购买6架P-3对付中国潜艇

LAAD Defence and Security 2013: US mulls P-3 MPA sale to Vietnam
LAAD 2013 安全防务： 美国正在研究向越南出售P-3 MPA

简氏军事： 美国打算向越南出售6架P-3 MPA

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is expected to request from the US government the sale of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), a senior company official told IHS Jane's on 10 April.

Speaking at the LAAD Defence and Security 2013 exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Clay Fearnow, director maritime patrol programmes, said the Vietnamese Navy was keen to buy up to six surplus P-3s to help patrol the country's nearly 3,500 km coastline and 1,396,299 km2 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

"The Vietnamese Navy has expressed a lot of interest [in the P-3], and there is [US government] support to move forward," said Fearnow.

According to Fearnow, any P-3s sold to Vietnam by the US would in the first instance be non-weaponised, being fitted exclusively with an MPA mission kit such as forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensors and other systems. However, he noted that as relations between the two countries continue to improve there could be scope for weapon systems to be provided at a later date.

Fearnow said Lockheed Martin would recommend they opt for the latter P-3C aircraft, as they are the most advanced and have the fewer airframe hours on them.

简单翻译：
官方告诉IHS Jane's新闻，越南人正热切期望从美国政府获取 P-3 巡逻机(MPA).

在2013 安全防务展览上，某官方人士告诉Jane's 越南海军正寻求从美国公司购买6架 P-3 反潜巡逻机。 以便越南海军能有效扩大他们在中国南海经济区的巡逻范围。
LAAD Defence and Security 2013: US mulls P-3 MPA sale to Vietnam
LAAD 2013 安全防务： 美国正在研究向越南出售P-3 MPA

简氏军事： 美国打算向越南出售6架P-3 MPA

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is expected to request from the US government the sale of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), a senior company official told IHS Jane's on 10 April.

Speaking at the LAAD Defence and Security 2013 exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Clay Fearnow, director maritime patrol programmes, said the Vietnamese Navy was keen to buy up to six surplus P-3s to help patrol the country's nearly 3,500 km coastline and 1,396,299 km2 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

"The Vietnamese Navy has expressed a lot of interest [in the P-3], and there is [US government] support to move forward," said Fearnow.

According to Fearnow, any P-3s sold to Vietnam by the US would in the first instance be non-weaponised, being fitted exclusively with an MPA mission kit such as forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensors and other systems. However, he noted that as relations between the two countries continue to improve there could be scope for weapon systems to be provided at a later date.

Fearnow said Lockheed Martin would recommend they opt for the latter P-3C aircraft, as they are the most advanced and have the fewer airframe hours on them.

简单翻译：
官方告诉IHS Jane's新闻，越南人正热切期望从美国政府获取 P-3 巡逻机(MPA).

在2013 安全防务展览上，某官方人士告诉Jane's 越南海军正寻求从美国公司购买6架 P-3 反潜巡逻机。 以便越南海军能有效扩大他们在中国南海经济区的巡逻范围。