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Major US weapons manufacturers including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, along with Europe’s Airbus and Chinese firms, put their wares on show at an arms fair in Hanoi yesterday as Vietnam looks to diversify its defence supplies away from Russia.
The Philippine military has officially requested Japan’s air defense system, believed to be the Type 81, which is soon to be retired from the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
India seeks to strengthen its defense ties with Malaysia, particularly in the burgeoning defense industry, as both nations’ armed forces operate similar defense assets.
Singapore’s Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen met US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Pentagon on 7 December 2023 (Singapore time).
Most of the country’s defense assets will be acquired through government-to-government (G2G) transactions to prevent wastage in the procurement process and reduce the involvement of individuals acting as “agents” for weapon companies.