Nearly 200 domestic and foreign units and enterprises from 27 countries such as the US, Russia, UK, France… registered to exhibit at the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024.
On the morning of November 19, the Ministry of National Defense informed about the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024. The event takes place from December 19-22 at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi. People can visit the exhibition for free from 1:00 p.m. on December 21 to the end of December 22. The exhibition area has a total area of over 100,000 m2, with 15,000 m2 indoors and 20,000 m2 outdoors.
At the exhibition, defense enterprises displayed and introduced combat vehicles, technological solutions, weapons, and equipment used for the Navy, Army, Air Defense – Air Force, cyber warfare, and logistics and technical equipment.
Major General Le Quang Tuyen, Deputy Director of the General Department of Defense Industry, said that nearly 200 domestic and foreign units and enterprises from 27 countries such as the US, Russia, UK, France, Spain, Serbia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, Turkey, India, Iran, Japan, South Korea, China, Israel, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, and UAE registered to exhibit at the exhibition.
Vietnam’s products will be researched and manufactured by units of the General Department of Defense Industry, the Air Defense – Air Force, Navy, Military Technical Academy, Vietnam – Russia Tropical Center, Armored Corps, Chemical Corps, Military Science and Technology Institute, Military Industry – Telecommunications Group and companies of the Ministry of National Defense.
42 official delegations have registered to visit Vietnam and attend the exhibition. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the opening ceremony, deliver a speech and tour the exhibition. The Vietnam Air Force will fly a welcome flight. Vietnam Border Guard commandos and military dogs will perform a welcome performance.
According to Major General Le Quang Tuyen, this exhibition is an opportunity for the Ministry of National Defense to expand international cooperation, defense diplomacy, and build trust between Vietnam and countries around the world. This is also a forum to share defense foreign policies and guidelines; policies on building the army and developing the defense industry. Countries, companies, and domestic and international enterprises will have a good opportunity to introduce and display products and seek cooperation opportunities.
The General Department’s leaders also believe that this is an opportunity to diversify cooperation channels for purchasing, receiving, and transferring technology to produce technical equipment and logistics equipment. Units in the General Department can learn about the development trends of weapons and technical equipment in the world to propose, select, purchase, produce, and improve equipment for the army.
“People will witness the capacity, technological potential, and weapons and equipment produced by the Vietnamese defense industry and other countries,” said Mr. Tuyen.
In 2022, the first Vietnam International Defense Exhibition has a total exhibition area of 25,000 m2 with 175 participating companies from 31 countries. During more than two days of opening, 25,000 professional visitors; 300 domestic delegations; 52 international delegations attended.
Source: vnexpress.net (Son Ha)
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