Indian marine patrol aircraft DO-228 will fly in South China Sea's Air

Jan 31, 2013- India can supply Vietnam with the marine patrol aircraft DO-228 in the period of 2013-2014.

According to DefenceNow, The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) aims to produce 30 maritime surveillance aircraft Dornier DO-228 in the period 2013-2014 supplying the Indian Navy.

HAL will also manufacture 10 aircraft DO-228 for 6 countries: Vietnam, the Philippines, South Africa, Ecuador, Afghanistan and Thailand.

DO-228 patrol aircraft

According to DefenceNow, this year India will give a DO-228 patrol aircraft for Saychelles (close ties with India). This aircraft will help Saychelles perform surveillance and anti-piracy waters.

Indian Defence Minister AK Antony is presenting at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), to award a DO-228 to Saychelles President James Michel on January 31st.

Dornier DO-228 aircraft are multi-turbine engine blades manufactured by Dornier GmbH (Germany) production in the 1980s. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has bought production licenses and produced 228 units for the Asian market. Price per a DO-228 unit is at about $ 7 millions.

The aircraft equipped with two turbine engine Garrett TPE-331 propeller that allows maximum speed of 433km / h, range more than 1,000 km, service ceiling at 8.535m. Plane just needs a runway of 750m to take off.

DO-228 is designed for taxi missions aviation, pilot training, maritime surveillance, search and rescue. In the role of passenger plane it carries up to 20 people.

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Vietnam's soldiers conduct shooting down fighter aircraft drill in the Spratlys

Jan 20, 2013- The soldiers of Vietnam People's Army ready to fight to protect the Spratly Islands

Sand Cay or Son Ca Island (Vietnamese: Đảo Sơn Ca) is an island in Spratly Islands of South China Sea. With an area of 7 hectares, it is the ninth largest island and the fourth largest Vietnamese-occupied island in the Spratly Islands. It lies 6 miles (10 km) to the east of Itu Aba Island occupied by the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Between Sandy Cay and Itu Aba Island is Ban Than Reef, a sandy shoal which is commonly confused with Sandy Cay. The island is covered with trees and bushes, and fringing reef is partly above water at low tide. It is part of Tizard Banks. The island is occupied by Vietnam (since 1974, first by the Republic of Vietnam, then by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after 1975), but also claimed by the People's Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan) and Philippines (Wikipedia).

A soldier beats the gong alerting the military units on the island get ready to fight

The soldiers take positions

Combat readiness is the first mission of Vietnam air defense's soldiers in the Spratlys

The soldiers in Son Ca Island strengthen the training, patroling and protecting the sovereignty of Vietnam's sea border

A fleet of Vietnam's warships is always on duty of cambating readiness in the Spratlys

The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands in the East Vietnam Sea