* Vietnam to pay $1 billion for 12 Russian SU-30MKK fighters.
* Britain moves toward public-private partnership using S-92 Superhawks, for coastal search and rescue.
* US QDR author shoots back at critics.
* Taiwan still sees purchase of more diesel-electric submarines as essential to “effective deterrence.”
* China pressures Indonesia to boycott Taiwanese shipbuilders.
* New Russian military doctrine says NATO expansion threatens national security. But Lithuanian defense minister says NATO no threat to Russia.
* Boeing delivers 1st 737 to South Korea for AWACS conversion.
* Lockheed Martin gets $160 million contract to support US Navy Aegis BMD test facility.
* Northrop Grumman kicks off full-rate production of infrared countermeasure system for US Navy’s heavy lift helicopters.
* American APKWS laser-guided rockets go 8-for-8 in operational assessment.
* Raytheon snags $37.9 million order to modify weapons data link equipment used in F-15 pilot training.
* BAE Systems gets $10.7 million order to provide 1,197 Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield (MCTAGS) turret assemblies.
* DARPA invests $4 million to create 3D maps of earth down to a depth of 3 miles.