{"id":159233,"date":"2024-07-26T09:05:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=159233"},"modified":"2024-07-25T16:08:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T20:08:41","slug":"the-us-and-vietnam-discuss-the-supply-of-c-130-planes-to-hanoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=159233","title":{"rendered":"The US and Vietnam discuss the supply of C-130 planes to Hanoi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The United States and Vietnam are involved in talks related to the sale of C-130 transport planes to the latter. As a part of the sale, there is a possibility that the United States would offer financial support. Vietnam has been looking to diversify its sources for defense needs. One of the main concerns for this move involves China’s actions in the South China Sea. In addition to Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines, China has had altercations with Vietnamese fishing and shipping in areas China claims is theirs.<\/p>\n

From Reuters:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The talks could lead to a supply agreement this year, the sources said, in what would represent Vietnam’s largest military deal since it said publicly at the end of 2022 that it intended to diversify its defence supplies, which have for decades relied heavily on Russian gear.<\/p>\n

The C-130 can carry soldiers, military equipment and other supplies, and would boost Vietnamese defence capabilities at a time of rising South China Sea boundary tensions with China and other countries in the region.<\/p>\n

The United States could offer Hanoi financial support as part of a sale, the sources said. One of the sources, a U.S. official, said that could amount to tens of millions of dollars covering maintenance and other costs.<\/p>\n

The other source, a Vietnamese person briefed on the talks, said the model under consideration was the C-130J, the aircraft’s latest iteration.<\/p>\n

Neither source would indicate the total cost of the possible deal and the number of planes under discussion. Both declined to be named because the talks were not public.<\/p>\n

Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab referred questions to the U.S. or Vietnamese governments. The White House declined to comment, and Vietnam’s defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Talks on U.S. arms supplies to Communist-ruled Vietnam have been under way for months, before major changes in Vietnamese leadership, which experts and analysts say should not significantly change the country’s posture on foreign and economic affairs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guarascio, F., & Hunnicutt, T. (2024, July 24). Exclusive: US, Vietnam discuss supplying Hanoi with C-130 military transport planes, sources say. Reuters<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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