Major General Le Quang Tuyen, Deputy Director of the General Department of Defense Industry, said that the exhibition aims to strengthen and expand international cooperation and defense diplomacy, build trust between Vietnam and countries around the world; strengthen international cooperation in the defense industry, diversify cooperation channels for purchasing, receiving, and transferring technology to produce technical equipment and logistics equipment to meet the requirements of the armed forces.

In addition, it also aims to learn about the development trends of weapons and technical equipment in the world to propose, select, purchase, produce, and improve weapons and equipment for the army...

There are currently 42 official delegations 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.

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Air Force performing at the first Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2022. Photo: Anh Nguyen

Vietnam Air Force will fly in to welcome; Vietnam Border Guard commandos and military dogs will perform to welcome the exhibition.

People visit the exhibition from 1:00 p.m. on December 21 to December 22.

Domestic and international defense enterprises display and introduce combat vehicles, technological solutions, weapons, and equipment for the Navy, Army, Air Defense - Air Force, cyber warfare, and logistics and technical equipment.

Major General Le Quang Tuyen said that Vietnamese products displayed and introduced at the exhibition include products researched and manufactured by agencies and units such as: General Department of Defense Industry, 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 commercial and service companies of the Ministry of National Defense.

The exhibition area has a total area of ​​over 100,000m2 with an indoor display area of ​​15,000m2 and an outdoor area of ​​over 20,000m2.

Up to now, there are nearly 200 domestic and foreign units and enterprises from 27 countries such as Russia, UK, France, Spain, Serbia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, Turkey, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, China, Israel, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, UAE, USA... registered to exhibit at the exhibition.

In 2022, the first Vietnam International Defense Exhibition received the attention, support and participation of many management agencies and international and domestic delegates, with an indoor and outdoor exhibition area of ​​about 25,000m2; 175 participating companies from 31 countries; 6 national pavilions; 25,000 professional visitors; 300 domestic delegations; 52 international delegations.

Within the framework of the event, 80 bilateral meetings and 15 technical presentations took place.

Areas of display at the exhibition:

Air defense and air force systems and equipment: fighter jets, helicopters, drones, artillery systems, air defense missiles...

Naval systems and equipment: submarines, warships, unmanned vessels, support vessels, reconnaissance and underwater observation equipment, torpedoes, mines, surface-to-sea missiles, sea-to-sea missiles.

Army systems and equipment: infantry weapons, fire weapons, self-propelled artillery, ground artillery, tanks, armored vehicles...

Security systems and equipment: biometrics, anti-terrorism and internal state security systems, cyber security crime prevention systems, lethal weapons.

Exhibition of advanced weapons from many countries in Hanoi, free admission for 1.5 days

Exhibition of advanced weapons from many countries in Hanoi, free admission for 1.5 days

The 2nd Vietnam International Defense Exhibition will take place from December 19-22 at Gia Lam Airport (Hanoi). There will be a special 1.5-day free admission for people of all ages to visit.