(19 Dec 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hanoi, Vietnam - 19 December 2024
1. Helicopters carrying Vietnamese and the international defense expo flags flying over expo
2. Various of fighter jet performances
3. Various of soldiers performing
4. Wide of Vietnamese Pham Minh Chinh speaking at the expo opening
5. SOUNDBITE (Vietnamese) Pham Minh Chinh, Vietnamese Prime Minister:
"This event carries a message of peace, cooperation, and co-development to boost relations and army cooperation in all fields for regional and international peace, stability, and development."
6. Various of Vietnamese missiles on display
7. Various of U.S. Air Force aircraft on display
8. Wide of people visiting expo
9. Close of flags
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Amir Eshel, Israel Aerospace Industries' VP Marketing for East Asia:
"In this region, currently is one of the main concerns of all the arm forces in the region is how to collect information from the South China Sea, how to analyze this information and how to pick up exactly what are the right concerns that you need to deal with then later. And developing those kind of system, integrated AI technologies as well and all other kinds of analyzing information will actually benefit our partners in the region."
11. Various of PM Chinh visiting China's Norinco display
12. Various of Norinco's fighting models on display
13. Various of Russian companies' arm models on display
14. Various of Iran’s defense ministry pavilion
15. Various of Indian booth
16. Various of Vietnamese drone
17. Various of Vietnamese weapons
18. Various of people shooting target
STORYLINE:
Vietnam is hosting a defense expo that brings together some 250 exhibitors, including geopolitical rivals, including the U.S., China, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, and Iran.
U.S. exhibitors include Boeing and Textron Aviation. China is present with Norinco and Gaodu International Trade.
Iran’s Defense Ministry pavilion isn't far from booths set up by Israeli companies Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.
A number of Russian firms, along with Ukraine’s Motor Sich, are also in attendance.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called the event a “message of peace, cooperation and development."
Vietnam has been trying to increase its domestic arms manufacturing while reducing its reliance on Russia for weapon imports.
In 2022, Russia made up around 60% of all of Vietnam's military purchases, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
But Vietnam's longstanding efforts to diversify its imports have been accelerated by the war in Ukraine.
It has also been trying to boost its own capacity to manufacture arms and display locally produced military equipment at the expo.
Escalating tensions in the South China Sea, a key trade and security route, is a key issue for Vietnam.
Vietnam has been critical of China’s increasingly hostile actions in the disputed waters.
Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries have overlapping claims in the busy sea passage.
The expo, held at Hanoi's Gia Lam airport, continues through Sunday.
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