Vietnam in talks to buy Western fighters, maritime patrol aircraft

Reuters says Vietnam is in talks with Eurofighter Consortium, Saab and Airbus for fighter aircraft and maritime patrol planes.

By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (Gripen – RIAT 2008Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Fighter aircraft that could compete in Vietnam include: Gripen E, Eurofighter and KAI’s F/A-50.

Saab and Airbus are also interested to sell their early warning aircraft based on twin-turboprop aircraft.

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