US may transfer arms package to Vietnam, including F-16 fighter jets

The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China.

Report informs via Reuters that the deal is still in its early stages, with exact terms yet to be worked out, and may not come together. But it was a key topic of Vietnamese-US official talks in Hanoi, New York and Washington over the past month.

Spokespersons for the White House and Vietnamese foreign ministry did not respond to requests for comment.