Vietnam receives first batch of L-39NG jets and awaits US trainers
The 12 L-39NGs jet trainers ordered by Vietnam will replace the country’s fleet of L-39C Albatros jets.
The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) is currently undergoing a period of turmoil with budgetary pressures and political intervention from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) which are combining to affect future procurement programmes.
The PRC’s political pressure is not only being felt in Taiwan, but it is also directed at the nation’s primary defence equipment supplier, the US.
The result is that the US is reticent about supplying Taiwan with the latest airborne platforms, such as the F-35 and weapons that are desperately needed to fulfil the ROCAF’s modernisation plans. Six years ago, the US also refused permission for
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The 12 L-39NGs jet trainers ordered by Vietnam will replace the country’s fleet of L-39C Albatros jets.
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