See the weapons on display at Vietnam’s first defense expo

Helicopters of the Vietnam People’s Army Air Force fly during the Vietnam International Defence Expo in Hanoi on Dec. 8, 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
Vietnamese military officials and foreign delegates speak next to a model of a Helina missile in Hanoi on Dec. 8, 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
A soldier holds a rifle at the 2022 Vietnam International Defence Expo in Hanoi. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
A Vietnamese soldier stands next to a Spyder mobile air defense system on display during Vietnam’s first defense expo, held in December 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
Military drones and T-90SK tanks are seen during the Vietnam International Defence Expo in Hanoi on Dec. 8, 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
A military drone is on display during the Vietnam International Defence Expo in Hanoi on Dec. 8, 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
Military officials and delegates stand next to a model of fighter jet on display at Vietnam’s first defense expo, held in Hanoi in December 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
Military communications vehicles are see during Vietnam’s first defense expo, held in Hanoi in December 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
Vietnamese soldiers stand next to a R-17E surface-to-surface missile at the Vietnam International Defence Expo on Dec. 8, 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
Vietnamese Su-30MK2 fighter jets fly during the Vietnam International Defence Expo on Dec. 8, 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits the Vietnam International Defence Expo in Hanoi on Dec. 8, 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)
The upgraded ZSU-23-4 features an electro-optical system and launch tubes for Igla missiles. (Mike Yeo/Staff)
An upgraded S-125 Pechora missile system was on display in Vietnam during its first-ever defense expo. (Mike Yeo/Staff).
This S-band medium-range air surveillance radar, made by Viettel, is said to be able to detect up to 300 targets at a maximum range of 360 kilometers (224 miles). It was designed with open architecture in mind for the integration of C4ISR systems. (Mike Yeo/Staff)
Vietnamese military officials and a delegate, left, speak next to a model of a military radar during Vietnam’s first-ever defense expo in Hanoi on Dec. 8, 2022. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)

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