16 contracts worth $286 million signed at international defense exhibition

At the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024, units of the General Department of Defense Industry and the Military Industry and Telecommunications Group (Viettel) signed 16 contracts with a total value of about 286.3 million USD.

16 hợp đồng trị giá 286 triệu USD ký tại triển lãm quốc phòng quốc tế - Ảnh 1. — Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates visit the defense exhibition - Photo: NAM TRAN

On the afternoon of December 22, the Ministry of National Defense held a conference to summarize and commend the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024. Attending the conference were Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Head of the Exhibition Steering Committee; Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Head of the Organizing Committee, and leaders of units.

Speaking at the conference, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien said the International Defense Exhibition is one of the largest and most important defense diplomacy events in 2024.

16 hợp đồng trị giá 286 triệu USD ký tại triển lãm quốc phòng quốc tế - Ảnh 2. — Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defense, praised the units and said that the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 was a great success - Photo: NAM TRAN

Major General Le Quang Tuyen, Deputy Director of the General Department of Defense Industry, reported in detail the exhibition results.

Accordingly, the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 brings together 242 domestic and international defense industry units, with 442 indoor and outdoor booths.

Including military equipment such as fighter jets, transport aircraft, helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, drones, ships, artillery systems, radars, guns, ammunition, electronic warfare equipment, simulations, communications, optoelectronics, command and control systems, economic and defense products, technology, digital transformation results, safety, network security, national brand products, regional specialty products, traditional craft villages.

According to Major General Le Quang Tuyen, the exhibition displayed 68 types of weapons in service of the Vietnam People's Army on an area of 10,530 square meters. Of these, two products were the VCM-B anti-ship missile complex and a type of ammunition under the A1 project.

16 hợp đồng trị giá 286 triệu USD ký tại triển lãm quốc phòng quốc tế - Ảnh 3. — The opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 made a strong impression on international visitors and locals - Photo: NAM TRAN

Regarding domestically produced defense, logistics, and technical industrial products, the total number of Vietnamese defense industry weapons and technical equipment on display includes 464 products (an increase of 155 products compared to 2022).

There is also an area displaying achievements in building the people's armed forces and building a national defense with an area of ^8,200m2 , and an area introducing Vietnamese cultural space.

According to information from the organizing committee, as of noon today, December 22, it has welcomed more than 260,000 visits from professionals and residents.

16 hợp đồng trị giá 286 triệu USD ký tại triển lãm quốc phòng quốc tế - Ảnh 4. — People visit the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 - Photo: NAM TRAN

Within the framework of the exhibition, businesses across the army took advantage of the opportunity to exchange and work with foreign companies and businesses.

According to information from the organizing committee, it has ensured 1,872 bilateral meetings and working sessions for military agencies, units and enterprises to listen to product introductions and discuss areas of interest.

In particular, Vietnam's defense industry has received many orders from foreign partners requesting to supply defense industry products, such as: infantry guns, submunitions, mortar shells, artillery shells, economic ships, propellants, explosives used in defense and civilian fields, and other economic products.

16 contracts worth about 286 million USD were signed at the exhibition

Units of the General Department of Defense Industry and the Military Industry and Telecommunications Group (Viettel) signed 16 contracts with a total value of about 286.3 million USD.

Of which, the General Department of Defense Industry signed 11 contracts worth 278.3 million USD; the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) signed 5 contracts worth 8 million USD.

Signing 17 strategic cooperation agreements between Vietnam's defense industry and enterprises of countries with developed industries such as the US, India, France, and Belgium.

In addition, from the 19th to the 22nd, agencies and units mobilized nearly 10,000 officers, soldiers, and militiamen; organized 215 teams, checkpoints to guide traffic, patrol and guard; installed nearly 200 surveillance cameras in the entire area, and 20 UAV suppression positions.

"The 2024 Vietnam International Defense Exhibition was a great success, with all criteria and fields far exceeding the set goals and requirements. The exhibition contributed to affirming the correct foreign policy of our Party and State.

Through the exhibition, visitors have more understanding about the national defense industry, thereby having more confidence in the development of Vietnam's defense industry and the strength of our Army.

At the same time, it raises awareness, responsibility, duty, pride of each officer and soldier and solidarity with the people in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland," Major General Le Quang Tuyen added.