Monday, January 12, 2026, 14:39 (GMT+7)

Building Political Officer College on par with its mission requirements in the new era

Building Political Officer College on par with its mission requirements in the new era

Monday, January 12, 2026, 10:31 (GMT+7)
Over the past 50 years of construction, combat, and growth, Political Officer College has firmly established itself as a centre for training political officers at grass-roots level (battalion level and below), contributing to building a politically strong Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and ensuring the Party’s absolute, direct leadership over the Military in all aspects. In the new stage of development, the College continues promoting its glorious tradition and a robust reform to meet the requirements of building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern VPA

Military Region 3 builds strong local military organisations

Military Region 3 builds strong local military organisations

Friday, January 09, 2026, 10:39 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping and implementing the strategic guidelines of the Party, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defence on restructuring local military forces in the “lean, compact, and strong” direction, the Military Region 3 Party Committee and Command have resolutely and synchronously deployed a wide range of measures and achieved encouraging initial results.

Military Region 7’s armed forces take part in building a firm "posture of people’s hearts and minds"

Military Region 7’s armed forces take part in building a firm “posture of people’s hearts and minds”

Friday, January 09, 2026, 10:39 (GMT+7)
The Military Region’s armed forces have actively participated in carrying out propagation and mobilisation work among the people, raising the entire population’s awareness and sense of responsibility towards the cause of Fatherland construction and protection, taking part in building clean, strong party committees and authorities at all levels, assisting the people in socio-economic development, hunger eradication, poverty reduction, natural disaster and epidemic prevention and control

Military Region 5 actively participates in disaster response, helping the people stabilise their lives

Military Region 5 actively participates in disaster response, helping the people stabilise their lives

Wednesday, January 07, 2026, 06:57 (GMT+7)
Stationed in the Central Coast and Central Highlands - one of the regions that are most severely affected by diverse types of natural disasters nationwide, over the years, the armed forces of Military Region 5 have always promoted their core, pioneering role in responding to natural disasters, becoming a firm, reliable fulcrum for local Party committees, authorities, and citizens in the region

The art of force organisation and employment in Hiep Duc - Dong Duong Operation of 1965

The art of force organisation and employment in Hiep Duc - Dong Duong Operation of 1965

Monday, December 29, 2025, 14:11 (GMT+7)
Sixty years ago, during Hiep Duc - Dong Duong Operation, our forces, through a distinctive art of organising and employing combat units, dealt successive “critical, heavy” blows against the enemy’s elite formations operating in the adjacent zone between mountainous and coastal lowland areas of Military Region 5. The success of the Operation marked a new development in the overall strategic offensive posture and gave strong impetus to the movement among our armed forces and people to “seek out to fight American troops, seek out to destroy puppet troops”

Signal Brigade 21 builds itself into an "exemplarily, typically" comprehensively strong unit

Signal Brigade 21 builds itself into an “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong unit

Monday, December 29, 2025, 14:11 (GMT+7)
Fully aware of those challenges, over the years, the Brigade has directed its affiliates to resolutely, synchronously implement various solutions aimed at building “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong unit, considering this a decisive factor in raising its overall quality and ensuring seamless, reliable communications for assigned missions

Division 312 focuses on improving combat strength

Division 312 focuses on improving combat strength

Friday, December 26, 2025, 13:14 (GMT+7)
Upholding the “Determined to fight, determined to win” flag presented by beloved Uncle Ho, officers and soldiers of the Division today are determined to overcome all difficulties, stay united, make more effort in training, and try to constantly improve its overall quality, combat strength to make it an “elite and modern” division, meeting the requirements and tasks of Fatherland defence in the new situation./.

Centre for Standards - Metrology - Quality of the Air Defence - Air Force improves the capacity to maintain and transmit standards

Centre for Standards - Metrology - Quality of the Air Defence - Air Force improves the capacity to maintain and transmit standards

Friday, December 26, 2025, 13:14 (GMT+7)
Fully aware of the honour, responsibility and importance of their assigned tasks, officers and soldiers of the Centre for Standards - Metrology - Quality of the Air Defence and Air Force continue to stay united, overcome difficulties, and excellently complete the task of maintaining and transmitting standards, contributing to building the Service revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern, firmly protecting the Fatherland's airspace in the new situation.

Ho Chi Minh’s thought on Party discipline and its application to the Military Party Organisation today

Ho Chi Minh’s thought on Party discipline and its application to the Military Party Organisation today

Thursday, December 25, 2025, 14:15 (GMT+7)
One of President Ho Chi Minh’s foundational and enduring viewpoints - serving as the cornerstone of our Party’s ideology, theory, and methodological approach to building a pure and strong Party - is that “the strength of the Party lies in its unity and iron discipline”. In the current context, applying this thought to the building of the Military Party Organisation is a matter of practical and urgent significance, aimed at continuously enhancing leadership capacity and combat strength

Naval Commando Brigade 5 improves high sea combat capacity

Naval Commando Brigade 5 improves high sea combat capacity

Friday, December 19, 2025, 20:52 (GMT+7)
Seas and islands are the sacred territories and survival spaces of the Fatherland. Clearly understanding the honour and assigned responsibility, Naval Commando Brigade 5 continues to make drastic and synchronous solutions for building the elite Unit, continuously improving the maritime combat capacity, contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for the country to develop in the new era.

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