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• Rob Vogelaar
Vietnam weighs Su-57 stealth fighter and Rafale for future air-power balance
Reports say Vietnam’s defence ministry is evaluating Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 as a potential early-2030s acquisition to modernize aging frontline fighters, alongside alternative consideration of Dassault Rafale. Analysts cite concern that China’s expanded J-20/J-16 operations in the South China Sea could shift the Indo-Pacific air-power balance.
