@no smoking I seriously doubt that.
You are correct, the gap between the countries capabilities is too huge, but these are pin pricks and a drain on resources.
@LETHALFORCE had opened a thread in China Section : The U.S. Opens Its Arms to Vietnam
I have merged it with this thread, so that it becomes easy to follow.
I do not think that the Vietnam Defence Budget or their economy can support major purchases of new American weapon systems.
And another advantage of the EDA programme, the aircraft can be delivered almost immediately.