A strategic requirement to enhance capability to secure and protect assets in the South China Sea is driving Vietnam to invest in the development and procurement of a range of indigenous and foreign C4ISR-related systems, particularly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Vietnam's industrial capabilities in these areas are limited, given the country's traditional focus on land-based procurement, but a number of developments in 2012-13 suggest that Hanoi has now recognised that enhanced surveillance and communications capabilities are critical in securing the country's rapidly expanding offshore assets.
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