VietNamNet Bridge – Among the equipment used to ensure security
for the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam,
scheduled in late January, will be anti-terrorism vehicles and equipment
of the police force.
VietNamNet Bridge – Among the equipment used to ensure security for the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, scheduled in late January, will be anti-terrorism vehicles and equipment of the police force.
The Ministry of Public Security’s rehearsal to protect the National Party Congress is taking place at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.
The rehearsal, from December 17, 2015 to January 9, 2016, has the
participation of about 5,200 police officers, 125 specialized cars,
motorcycles and helicopters, and about 100 cars of many armed units of
the Ministry of Public Security and the High Command of Hanoi Capital.
Hummer H2 armored vehicles equipped with PKM 7,62mm light machine guns will be used by the police force during the National Party Congress.
Infantry vehicles BTR - 60PB of the High Command of Hanoi Capital. With strong firepower and high mobility, this vehicle can carry troops on various terrains and is suitable for riot prevention.
Ensuring security for the National Party Congress is one of the important duties of the Ministry of Public Security in 2016.
Of the 125 specialized cars, there are many state-of-the-art vehicles, equipped with modern weapons.
Ford F550 Super Duty from the US.
This armored vehicle is equipped with a double ladder of 7.6 meters.
The vehicle weighs more than eight tons, and is 7.2 meters long. It can carry five people in the cabin, and 10 on the roof and the barrel. It is equipped with powerful engines, with the maximum speeds of 90 km/h.
RAM 2000 MKIII bulletproof vehicles manufactured by Israel, for security forces, and anti-riot and anti-terrorism police.
This amphibious, armored vehicle can run at a maximum speed of 100km/h. It has two 7,62mm machine guns and a 12.7mm heavy machine-gun.
Special armored vehicles equipped for mobile police and the task force in charge of anti-terrorism and hostage rescue.
The armored vehicle has bulletproof glass, and a front bucket to easily clear large obstacles. It can carry 10 soldiers, with a maximum speed on flat roads of 100km/h. It has a smoke grenade launching system and positions designed for installing machine guns.
Special vehicle for anti-riot of JINO Motors, the most modern of its kind in the world.
The anti-fire task force of the High Command of Hanoi Capital takes part in the rehearsal. This is an elite force, which specializes in handling chemical bombs and explosions.
Specialized ladder trucks of the Hanoi Anti-fire Police Department, which can reach a height of 56 meters.
Water-cannon vehicles of the mobile police forces.
In addition to 125 specialized vehicles, there are more than 100 vehicles of all types.