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Brigade 601 ensures reliable and seamless communications in all situations

Brigade 601 ensures reliable and seamless communications in all situations

Friday, November 21, 2025, 15:37 (GMT+7)
Signal Brigade 601 (Military Region 1) is principally tasked with ensuring communications for the entire Military Region and assisting the Military Region Command in directing agencies and units to perform military and defence missions. This is a highly demanding task that requires the maintenance of a seamless communications “lifeline” under any circumstances

The entire Military steps up "Digital Literacy" Movement

The entire Military steps up “Digital Literacy” Movement

Thursday, November 13, 2025, 07:11 (GMT+7)
In response to the “Digital Literacy” Campaign launched by the Prime Minister, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence have initiated the “Digital Literacy” Movement across the whole Military, aimed at popularising digital knowledge and skills among cadres and soldiers, laying the foundation for “digital soldiers”, “digital units”, and a “digital Military”, promoting digital transformation within the nation and the Military, and building a modern Military

Naval Engineering Institute enhances its capacity for research, design, and production of modern weapons and equipment

Naval Engineering Institute enhances its capacity for research, design, and production of modern weapons and equipment

Saturday, November 01, 2025, 08:28 (GMT+7)
Naval Engineering Institute has been entrusted with numerous important tasks. It has participated in major, key projects assigned by the Ministry of National Defence and the Navy, focusing on research and development of new-generation naval weapons and technical equipment with high levels of integration, scientific know-how, and advanced technical and tactical capabilities

Military Hospital 7 promotes digital transformation and application of science and technology to enhance medical examination and treatment capacity

Military Hospital 7 promotes digital transformation and application of science and technology to enhance medical examination and treatment capacity

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 06:49 (GMT+7)
Over the past 75 years of building, serving in combat, fighting, and developing, generations of cadres, doctors, employees, and soldiers of the Hospital have strived to overcome difficulties, shortages, hardships, and sacrifices. They have successfully fulfilled their assigned missions, making important contributions to the growth, maturity, and victories of the armed forces and people of Military Region 3 during the nation’s two resistance wars and in the cause of national construction and defence

Institute of Military Science and Technology accelerates research and development

Institute of Military Science and Technology accelerates research and development

Friday, October 17, 2025, 07:54 (GMT+7)
Proudly receiving the Second-class Military Exploit Order on the occasion of its 65th anniversary, the officers, engineers, and soldiers of the Institute of Military Science and Technology pledge to unite, overcome challenges, and continue reform to build a strong, specialised, and multidisciplinary scientific organisation capable of fulfilling its missions in the new era and forever worthy of the honourable title Hero of the People’s Armed Forces.

Coast Guard Region 3 enhances law education, discipline management, and safety assurance

Coast Guard Region 3 enhances law education, discipline management, and safety assurance

Monday, September 29, 2025, 21:15 (GMT+7)
All-level party committees and commands have grasped the actual situation of regularity building and observance of discipline among their troops as well as law-abiding awareness among fishermen at sea, concretised the Region Party Committee’s Resolution into proper goals, targets, and measures, and made action plans relevant to their units’ particularities

"Three breakthroughs" to enhance weapon and technical equipment repair capability at Factory A34

“Three breakthroughs” to enhance weapon and technical equipment repair capability at Factory A34

Monday, September 22, 2025, 19:23 (GMT+7)
The Factory’s Party Committee and Board of Directors have actively renewed their leadership and direction thinking and made “three breakthroughs” to improve overall capacity, gradually master core technology, and apply digitalisation, modelling, and automation solutions to raising the quality and effectiveness of repair and manufacture

Message from Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025

Message from Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025

Friday, September 19, 2025, 17:09 (GMT+7)
Talisman Sabre 2025 also demonstrates the strategic preparedness of multinational engagement, advanced technological and tactical capabilities of countries in the region; ensuring the firm commitment of Australia, the United States and other partners to maintain the stability of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The armed forces’ role in August 1945 General Uprising and issues on building a modern Vietnam People’s Army today

The armed forces’ role in August 1945 General Uprising and issues on building a modern Vietnam People’s Army today

Friday, August 15, 2025, 10:51 (GMT+7)
In August 1945, under the leadership of the Party and leader Ho Chi Minh, our people conducted a General Uprising to smash the yoke of colonialism, fascism, and feudalism, establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and usher our nation into a new era - the era of national independence and socialism. In that great victory, our fledgling revolutionary armed forces played a core role in guiding and assisting the masses in rising up to seize power. Those historical lessons remain valuable in the Military’s building and fighting cause in general, the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army in particular

The art of conducting key and decisive battle during 1965 Ba Gia Campaign

The art of conducting key and decisive battle during 1965 Ba Gia Campaign

Monday, July 28, 2025, 14:07 (GMT+7)
Realising the Party’s resolve, Military Region 5’s Command decided to launch Ba Gia Campaign in North Quang Ngai in order to annihilate a significant section of enemy troops, disintegrate the enemy’s paramilitary forces, expand the liberated zone in Son Tinh - Tra Bong, provide support for our political movement, and maintain the corridor connecting the mountainous area with the plain area

Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
In 2025, the world continued to witness intense strategic competition among major powers, an increasing tendency to address issues through escalation and the use of force, along with prolonged and expanding military conflicts in many regions. Nevertheless, peace, cooperation, and development remain the major trends and shared goals. To provide a comprehensive overview, the National Defence Journal compiles and presents ten major military and defence events worldwide in 2025