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Defence Exhibition in Vietnam 2022, has
high expectations from the ongoing event
as it has received proposals for coopera-
tion from potential partners in the Middle
East and Asia, opening up new business
opportunities, especially in the realm of
5G technology.

In December last year, Viettel High Tech
and QuadGen jointly launched the 5GP
system in India; the system incorporates
comprehensive equipment products across
all three network layers: radio access net-
work (Macro, Micro, AIO base stations),
100G transmission network, and 5GC core
network. According to company officials,
Viettel’s system enables the provision of
private network services, encompassing
two primary offerings: eMBB data and VoNR
service.
Buoyed by India Success, The system was manufactured and supplied

Viettel Seeks Fresh Contracts by Viettel to QuadGen just five months after
signing a service provision contract in the
Indian market. During the launch, Ai20X
Fresh after its success in deploying 5G showcasing a diverse range of military prod- (USA), QuadGen (India) and Viettel High
services in India, Vietnam’s Military Industry ucts and high-quality resources, providing Tech (Vietnam) also signed a Strategic
and Telecoms Group (Viettel) is at the on- comprehensive research and development Technology Collaboration contract to drive
going show with the full range of its high- solutions to international customers. The growth in the 5G field in India. Viettel of-
tech defence industry products. A part of company, which had signed contracts with ficials believes the India model will work
the Vietnam booth at the event, Viettel is international customers at the International successfully in other countries as well.

MBDA Eyes Brimstone Loadout for RMAF FA-50s

Brimstone provides a high loadout potential
for light strike aircraft such as FA-50 com-
pared with legacy missiles such as AGM-65.
If selected by the RMAF, the Brimstone will
allow it to easily engage all ground targets
from the best protected tanks to moving
vehicles and attack vessels – all with a very
high loadout.

KAI bagged the RMAF order for 18 FA-
50s in February 2023 for a contract worth
USD920 million. Malaysia joins Indonesia,
the Philippines and Thailand as other re-
gional operators of the Korean type. The
other contender for the contract was India’s
indigenously developed Tejas Mk-1 light
fighter. The RMAF is slated to take delivery
of its first FA-50 in 2026 and will receive
a version with Malaysia specific changes
related to aerial refueling and a wider range
of armament. The RMAF is expected to
place an additional order at later date for
18 more aircraft, taking the total number
An insight into possible weapon options the ongoing DSA, with MBDA showcasing a of FA-50s in its fleet to 36. Apart from the
for the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF) model of the FA-50 with 12 of its Brimstone Malaysian order, KAI has exported a total of
new Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) precision strike missiles. Weighing just 50kg 68 aircraft exported to the Southeast Asian
FA-50 light attack aircraft is on display at and carried by fast jets on triple launchers, market, such as the KT-1, T-50, and FA-50.

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