Russia's friends — or frenemies — aren't all pariah states. Some of them enjoy good relations with the West, too.

Major US weapons manufacturers including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, along with Europe's Airbus and Chinese firms, put their wares on show at an arms fair in Hanoi Thursday as Vietnam looks to diversify its defence supplies away from Russia.

Gloria Jeans, a Russian clothing and shoe manufacturer, is planning to shut down some of its production facilities in the country. Source: Kommersant Details: The measures will mostly affect infrastructure in Rostov Oblast.

U.S. weapons manufacturers could work with Vietnamese counterparts to help build up Vietnam's armed forces, the U.S. ambassador to the southeast Asian country said on Thursday. “Our goal is to ensure that Vietnam has what it needs to defend its interests at sea,

Over 200 firms from 30 countries including China, Russia, United States, Iran, Israel and India took part in the event which ended on Sunday (Dec 22).

Vietnam will showcase locally made weapons at an international arms fair in Hanoi on Thursday, as it seeks to boost its domestic industry and possibly export military equipment.

Vietnam is hosting the expo that brings together 250 exhibitors including geopolitical rivals including the U.S., China, Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Iran. The expo, held at Hanoi's Gia Lam airport ...

Vietnam has been trying to increase its domestic arms manufacturing while reducing its reliance on Russia for weapon imports. In 2022, Russia made up around 60% of all of Vietnam's military ...

Among the nearly 250 exhibitors will be top defense companies, including from the United States, Europe, Turkey and countries at war with each other, such as Israel, Iran, Russia and Ukraine.

Both nations' military upgrades reflect a regional trend, with Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries also boosting their arsenals. These efforts counter China’s assertive claims under the Nine-Dash Line and its militarization of the Spratly Islands.

Gennady Bezdetko noted that in order to achieve this goal, the parties must also resolve issues related to the full restoration of direct air traffic between the two countries as soon as possible

Russian forces launched 31 drones of various types at Ukraine. Most of them were shot down by air defense, reports the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "On the night of December 26, the enemy attacked with 31 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and other drones from the directions of Oryol and Millerovo,