• The navies of India and Vietnam carried out joint drills in South China Sea as part of maritime cooperation between the two countries.  
• INS Ranvijay and INS Kora undertook bilateral maritime exercises with Vietnam People's Navy.
• The bilateral interaction aims to consolidate the strong bond shared by the two navies and would be another step towards strengthening India-Vietnam defence relations.

About INS Ranvijay and INS Kora

• INS Ranvijay is a guided-missile destroyer and the latest of the Rajput class. 
• The ship was commissioned on December 21, 1987, and is equipped with an array of weapons and sensors which includes a surface-to-surface missile, anti-air missiles and guns,heavy weight torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets and capable of carrying anti-submarine helicopters (Kamov 28).INS Ranvijay is in company with INS Kora which is the lead ship of Kora class missile corvette. The ship is fitted with surface-to-surface missiles and anti-air guns.