On the deployment of mobile forces to counter enemy ground advances in a strategic defensive operation in the Southern theatre
Thursday, March 28, 2024, 16:12 (GMT+7)
Strategic defence is one of the crucial types of strategic military operations, conducted through the coordination of extensive combat actions by onsite forces, units manning the defensive lines, etc., with the concentrated efforts of mobile forces to counter enemy advances. Its aim is to defeat enemy offensives, defend key objectives and strategic territories, and create favourable conditions and timing for subsequent strategic military operations.
Logistics Branch of Military Corps 4 promotes studying and following Uncle Ho’s teachings
Thursday, March 28, 2024, 08:33 (GMT+7)
With strict leadership and direction measures and resolute, innovative implementation, over the years, studying and following Uncle Ho’s teachings within the LB of MC4 has seen positive developments. It can be affirmed that studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, morality, and style within the LB of MC4 has become a daily practice, serving as a pivotal motivation in improving the material and spiritual well-being of the troops and task completion of agencies and units. Building on these accomplished results, in the coming period, the LB will continue striving to further enhance the quality of logistics work, contributing to building a revolutionary, regular, elite, and gradually modernised MC4 that meets the requirements of Homeland protection.
Building an “elite, compact, and strong” Engineering Corps
Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 07:19 (GMT+7)
As a combat support corps indispensable in combat, to meet the requirements of being “elite, compact, and strong”, alongside organisational development and human resource cultivation, the Engineering Corps emphasises advising and proposing the development of engineering technical equipment towards synchronisation and modernisation.
On the use of armoured forces in strategic counteroffensive in national protection war
Sunday, February 18, 2024, 22:05 (GMT+7)
The use of armoured forces in strategic counteroffensive must be based on a thorough understanding of the principles of strategic operations in our war strategy to defend the Homeland. It must also be adapted to the enemy’s and our own situation and the combat environment to ensure flexibility, innovation, and effectiveness.
Military Vessel Design Institute overcomes difficulties to master technologies
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 11:42 (GMT+7)
In recent years, facing developments of building the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and defending the Fatherland, most notably the requirements of self-reliance and modernisation of the VPA, the MVDI Party Committee and Commanders have stuck to the direction for developing the defence industry; proactively overcome difficulties, taken advantage of opportunities, and pursued many solutions to improve capacity to research, design, and provide advice to military ship building programmes.
Requirements for the development of the artillery and missile force - insights from current local wars around the world
Monday, January 22, 2024, 14:08 (GMT+7)
Developing an artillery and missile force with a high combat strength is a strategically important issue that is both urgent and long-term. It requires thorough research and creative application of traditional experience, particularly from modern warfare practices, aligned with the unique characteristics of the Vietnam’s Artillery Corps, and the task of building the Army and safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation.
Border Guard Force’s commitment to safeguard territorial sovereignty and national border security
Sunday, December 24, 2023, 21:37 (GMT+7)
In the coming period, the situation along land and maritime borders, as well as in some strategically important areas, harbours complex factors, hostile forces persist in intensifying subversion efforts and sowing discord in the good traditional neighbourly relations between bordering regions. The security situation in rural areas with issues related to ethnic groups, religion, non-traditional security, criminal activities, legal violations, especially drug trafficking, smuggling, illegal immigration, is becoming increasingly complex, posing numerous difficulties and challenges for the management and protection of territorial sovereignty and national border security. This demands that the Border Guard officers and soldiers continue to foster unity, innovation, and determination in effectively implementing key measures and solutions.
Wave of coups in Africa - causes and consequences
Friday, November 17, 2023, 08:11 (GMT+7)
The two overthrows in Niger and Gabon also continued a dangerous wave of coups in Africa with many serious consequences. First of all, mutinies have weakened democratic institutions on the continent. Many civilian governments, including many elected leaders, have been overthrown by military forces, leading to political and social unrest. Coups also erode people's trust in institutions leading to increased conflict and violence, especially between groups supporting and opposing the interim government. This further complicates the already weak security situation and deepens divisions in the society.
On the establishment of strategic offensive combat posture in a war to defend Fatherland
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 09:02 (GMT+7)
Combat posture is the arrangement of troops and weapons on the battlefield under the selected strategy and combat method to bring into play the strength of combat forces and win a decisive victory. During operations, combat posture will not be fixed; it will always develop according to the specific confrontation between modes of strategic-level, operational-level, and tactical-level operations of the warring parties. Combat posture is considered as combat formation at tactical level and campaign arrangement at operational level, and strategic arrangement within the scope of a war.
324th Division attentively builds the comprehensively strong, “exemplary, typical” unit
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 14:43 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly understanding the assigned tasks, in recent years, despite severe weather, dispersion of troops, degraded barracks, etc., cadres and soldiers of the Division have been united, creative and proactive to overcome difficulties and well accomplish all tasks, of which, building the comprehensively strong “exemplary, typical” unit has gained many outstanding achievements.