An overview of the press conference. (Photo: VNA)

Major General Nguyen Viet Hung, deputy political commissar of the General Department of Defense Industry, said the expo aims to promote international cooperation in defense, build trust between Vietnam and other countries, and introduce the technology and production capacity of Vietnam’s defense industry.

This is also an occasion for Vietnam to diversify suppliers of goods serving armed forces and national defense, get updated on the development trends of weapons and technical equipment in the world, and explore opportunities to export products of the domestic defense industry.

Vietnam will exhibit products made by units under the Defence Ministry, including the General Department of Defense Industry, the air force and air defence, the navy, the Military Technology Academy, the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre and the Viettel Group, as well as the Security Industry Agency under the Ministry of Public Security.

According to the organizing board, 45 foreign delegations have registered to participate in the expo as invited guests. They are expected to bring to the event weapons, technical solutions and equipment for the navy, army, air force and air defense, cyber operations and logistics-technical equipment.