Editing Gepard-class frigate (section)

=== Vietnam ===
In March and August of 2011, the [[Vietnam People's Navy]] received two Gepard 3.9-class frigates ordered in 2006, built in Russia at Tatarstan's Gorky Shipbuilding Plant. In late 2011, Vietnam signed a contract for an additional batch of two ships in an anti-submarine configuration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=13819 |title=Vietnam Bought Second Batch of Russian Gepard-Class Frigates |website=rusnavy.com |date=7 December 2011 |access-date=9 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902054020/http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=13819 |archive-date=2 September 2014}}</ref> A further two ships are being considered to bring the total order up to six vessels, and that potential acquisition is likely being stalled due to [[International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War|sanctions towards Russia]] as a result of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Ukrainian conflicts.]]<ref>{{cite web |first=John |last=Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/1166_1.htm |title=Project 1166.1 Gepard class |website=Globalsecurity.org |date=21 August 2014 |access-date=9 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7439844&c=ASI&s=SEA |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731065632/http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7439844&c=ASI&s=SEA |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 July 2012 |title=Vietnam Receives Second Russian-Made Frigate |work=Defense News |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=22 August 2011 |access-date=9 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Vietnam raises interest in procuring improved Gepard 3.9-class frigates from Russia|url=https://www.asiapacificdefensejournal.com/2021/09/vietnam-raises-interest-in-procuring.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Asia Pacific Defense Journal}}</ref>