Contracts worth $286.3 million inked at Việt Nam Int’l Defence Expo 2024

December 22,nhận định leicester city 2024 - 22:17 Your browser does not support the audio element. As of 12:00 PM on December 22, the expo had welcomed over 260,000 visitors, and 1,872 bilateral meetings and contacts had been held, with collaboration opportunities in various potential areas discussed.

Outdoors exhibitions of weapons and military equipments at the Việt Nam Defence Expo 2024. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Sixteen contracts worth US$286.3 million in total, and 17 cooperation agreements between Việt Nam's defence industry units and businesses from various countries such as the US, India, France and Belgium were signed at the Việt Nam International Defence Expo 2024 held in Hà Nội from December 19-22.

The information was released at a conference to sum up the expo, organised by the Ministry of National Defence on December 22 afternoon.

The expo, the second one following the inaugural edition in late 2022, gathered 242 units and enterprises from over 30 countries worldwide. It spanned a total area of over 100,000 sq.m, featuring both indoor and outdoor exhibition zones. Notably, many new military equipment and weaponry developed and produced by Việt Nam's defence industry were introduced for the first time.

As of 12:00 PM on December 22, the expo had welcomed over 260,000 visitors, and 1,872 bilateral meetings and contacts had been held, with collaboration opportunities in various potential areas discussed.

The biennial event, hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence, aims to share achievements and experiences in researching, producing, and using weapons and equipment; and promote cooperation in the field of defence industry among participating countries. — VNS