cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37969795
In mid-2025, military sources in Vietnam began circulating unconfirmed rumors that new multi-billion-dollar contracts with Russia were imminent.
Documents from Rostec identify Vietnam under the discreet label “Customer 704.” According to the sources and those documents, one deal could be worth ~$8 billion and include up to 40 new fighter jets.
Not Russia, that much is certain
Why?
Russia has been a reliable partner for many countries in Asia.
With Vietnam’s history, I don’t think it’s that certain. Eurofighter should equally have few parts from former enemies, if we ignore who fought in the French foreign legion. But I think the plane is not very popular.
What else is there? The Japanese jet was developed with the US.