In the first such transfer between the two nations, India had announced the gifting of Indian Navy corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam in June.

The contracts are for the supply of the iSea-25HD system - a lightweight, high-performance EO / IR payload for maritime surveillance and observation missions, suitable for use on medium sizeboats.

The Vietnamese government signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on July 28 to finance a project to build six patrol vessels for the Vietnamese Coast Guard (VCG). The vessels, based on the Aso-class of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will be built in Japan.