Vietnam International Defense Expo 2024

The 2024 Vietnam International Defense Expo was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 19, 2024 and it will last till December 22 at Gia Lam Airport. The exceptional event has marked the participation of 200 National and 30 International exhibitors from the countries which includes India, China, Israel, USA, and UK in the area around 100,000 sq.m.

Notable International Attendees of this Expo

• Marc Knapper – US Ambassador
• Byambatsogt Sandag – Minister of Defense, Mongolia
• Senior Lieutenant General Khamliang Outhakaysone – Minister of National Defense, Laos
• Lieutenant General Khrenin Viktor Gennadievich – Minister of Defense, Belarus
• Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang – Minister of Defence II, Brunei
• Phumtham Wechayachai – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Thailand
• Corps General Alvaro Lopez Miera – Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Cuba
• General Tea Seiha – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Cambodia

The pinnacle of this 2024 Expo are the showcase of Vietnam’s advancement in their Defense Sector with advanced and modern mechanisms, ensure their country’s commitment which strengthens their bilateral and international relationships, promote their defence collaboration in the global stage, and the most important highlight is to give tribute to the incomparable services of their Armed Forces which helped to achieve the sovereignty and prosperity of their country.

The December 22 last day of the Expo celebrates two significant National events “35th Anniversary of National Defense Day” and “80th Anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army”.

The curious tens of thousands of Vietnamese people lined up and visited the majestic International Defense Expo of the Vietnam Army located at Gia Lam Airport on December 21. Predominantly, people from the regions such as Hanoi, Ha Nam, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Hang Yen and Bac Hiang arrived to the expo early.