This information was announced by Major General Le Quang Tuyen - Deputy Director of the General Department of Defense Industry (GDDI) - at the summary and award conference of the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 this afternoon (December 22).
The Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 is held at Gia Lam airport on a total area of about 100,000m2 (including: Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 and the Exhibition Area of achievements in building the people's armed forces (LLVT), building the all-people national defense (QPTD) with the participation of relevant departments, ministries, branches, enterprises, economic groups; domestic and foreign corporations and companies operating in the defense sector.
Major General Le Quang Tuyen - Deputy Director of the General Department of Defense Industry - said that there were 242 defense industry enterprises and related domestic and international enterprises participating in the exhibition; more than 440 indoor and outdoor booths displaying a variety of defense industry products.
Products such as: Fighter aircraft, transport aircraft; helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, drones, ships, artillery systems, radars, guns, ammunition, electronic warfare equipment, simulations, communications, optoelectronics, command and control systems; economic - defense products, technology, digital transformation results, safety, network security...
Regarding the display of weapons and equipment in the establishment, the Organizing Committee displayed 68 types of weapons in the establishment of the Vietnam People's Army on an area of 10,530m2; of which, 2 products are the VCM-B anti-ship missile complex and 1 type of ammunition under Project A1.
The total number of weapons and technical equipment of the Vietnamese defense industry displayed includes 464 products (an increase of 155 products compared to 2022); of which, 457 products are displayed indoors (an increase of 151 products compared to 2022); 7 products are displayed outdoors (Military Telecommunications Industry Group) with an area of 1,600m2.
The exhibition area for achievements in building the People's Armed Forces and building the People's National Defense with a scale of 8,200m2. Of which, the Vietnamese cultural space area has an area of 1,200m2; the rest is arranged into 03 functional sub-areas (area of 7,000m2, an increase of 5,400m2 compared to 2022, equivalent to 440%).
Major General Le Quang Tuyen said that the application of advanced technology for the first time in exhibition display has brought innovation in the form of introduction to the 2024 exhibition; thereby, attracting a large number of customers and people to visit and learn.
The areas displaying achievements, cultural space, culinary space, VIP reception area, organizing committee area, workshops, meeting rooms and auxiliary areas are organized with quality, meeting the set goals and requirements.
Regarding the reception and reception of visitors, Major General Le Quang Tuyen said that international delegations; leaders of central and local agencies, departments, ministries, commanders of military branches, academies, schools, and domestic research institutes attended and organized delegations of cadres, officers, students, and soldiers to visit the exhibition.
As of 12:00 on December 22, the exhibition had welcomed more than 260,000 visitors from the public and industry. The exhibition organizers distributed more than 60,000 bottles of water and dry food to visitors for free and prepared carefully, forecasting the situation closely; the management and coordination work was flexible and smooth between departments to ensure security and safety in all aspects.
