Main trends in international relations today
Thursday, March 28, 2024, 16:21 (GMT+7)
It is said that at present and in the coming years, there are emerging global challenges and risks that no single country can resolve. These include, climate change, natural disasters, international terrorism, energy crisis, food crisis, transnational crime, cybersecurity, food security, market security, monetary security, intellectual property security, educational security, cultural security, health security, etc. Therefore, more than ever, countries around the world should strengthen cooperation to resolve these challenges and risks.
On the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in recent military conflicts
Thursday, February 29, 2024, 07:17 (GMT+7)
UAVs have proven their lethality and transformed combat in modern conflicts. The new attack tactics using UAVs have demonstrated their effectiveness through conflicts in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The proliferation of UAV technology has also raised concerns about the potential for an arms race, as more and more countries develop and deploy advanced UAVs. This could lead to increased tension and the risk of conflict.
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.
Ho Chi Minh City’s armed forces enhance the quality of defensive area exercises
Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 20:28 (GMT+7)
The defensive area exercise is the highest, most comprehensive content and serves as the measure to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of military and defence work at the local in general, and in the construction and activities of provincial and city defence zones in particular. Recognicing this and based on the local reality, mission requirements, in recent years, the Ho Chi Minh City High Command has chaired and closely coordinated with departments and agencies to actively advise the City Party Committee and People's Committee to lead and direct the organisation of various defensive area exercises on a large scale, achieving high results.
Embodying Uncle Ho’s teachings, the 429th Commando Brigade strives for building a comprehensively strong, “exemplary and typical” unit
Tuesday, February 06, 2024, 20:43 (GMT+7)
In line with the policy of building an elite, compact, efficient, and modern Army, the promotion of learning and following Ho Chi Minh’s thoughts, ethics, and lifestyle has become a regular activity and an important motivation for cadres and soldiers of the 429th Commando Brigade to continue promoting traditions, striving to build a comprehensively strong “exemplary and typical” unit, contributing to enhancing overall quality and combat strength, successfully accomplishing all assigned tasks.
Improving the capacity to respond to non-traditional security challenges in line with the Party’s viewpoint of Fatherland protection
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 11:40 (GMT+7)
Non-traditional security challenges have, actually, been happening at different degrees and scales and greatly affected all aspects of social life, including defence and security sectors in the theatres of air, land, sea, cyberspace,... When those impacts cannot be controlled or handled ineffectively, they will cause defence risks. The risks caused by non-traditional security threats directly or indirectly will reduce defence potential and strength, destabilise the country's political security and may lead to conflicts and wars. Therefore, preventing, responding to, and repelling non-traditional security challenges has become an important task in the cause of Fatherland protection today.
The Army continues to promote its pivotal role in building increasingly solid defensive areas
Monday, December 25, 2023, 13:40 (GMT+7)
Building provinces and centrally-run cities into solid defensive areas is a strategic policy of the Party and the State. As the core force in national defence, the Army continues to adhere to its functions and tasks, effectively conducting advisory, directive, and organisational work in the building of solid defensive areas in the new situation, thus creating synergy in firmly protecting the Socialist Republic of Vietnam early and from afar.
Turning point in the Nagorno - Karabakh conflict and its impact on the region
Sunday, November 26, 2023, 21:01 (GMT+7)
The military campaign conducted by Azerbaijan in Nagorno - Karabakh received many different shades of public opinions. Some countries believe that the victory of the Azerbaijani Army over the Armenian separatist forces is of significant, opening up hope for ending the three-decade long Nagorno - Karabakh conflict, thereby completely resolving one of the “flashpoints” in the South Caucasus region. However, some countries expressed deep concern, because this military operation could provoke a crisis in Nagorno - Karabakh.
370th Air Division enhances combat training quality and flight safety
Sunday, November 19, 2023, 09:55 (GMT+7)
To meet the increasingly high requirements of the duty of safeguarding the Homeland, the officers and soldiers of the 370th Air Division will continue to try and unite to overcome difficulties, and be determined to successfully accomplish the tasks of combat training and flight safety, making contribution to the improvement of its overall quality, combat power, and firmly safeguarding the seas, islands and the Southern territories of the Homeland in all situations.
Water Commando Brigade 5 enhances the quality of combat training
Sunday, November 19, 2023, 09:50 (GMT+7)
To satisfy the increasingly demanding task requirements, the Brigade has promoted the cohesive organisation of training for cadres and detachments with higher intensity, flexibility, and agility. The contents of intensive specialised training have been supplemented. Importance has also been attached to combat training and exercises, parachute training so that soldiers can achieve proficiency in the use of weapons and equipment, martial arts, and close combat. This also includes camouflage, guerrilla tactics, and continuously enhancing the overall quality and combat capabilities to meet the task requirements in the current situation.