US envoy to Vietnam says US arms manufacturers could help Vietnam build up its armed forces

Vietnam's military officials look at S-125-2TM anti-aircraft missile launcher and ammunition during the Vietnam 2024 International Defence Expo in Hanoi on Dec 19, 2024. - AFP

HANOI: US weapons manufacturers could work with Vietnamese counterparts to help build up Vietnam's armed forces, the US ambassador to the country said on Thursday (Dec 19).

"Our goal is to ensure that Vietnam has what it needs to defend its interests at sea, in the air, on the ground and in cyberspace,” US Ambassador Mark Knapper said at an international arms expo in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi.