Development and employment trend of precision-guided munitions in recent conflicts

Development and employment trend of precision-guided munitions in recent conflicts

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 14:40 (GMT+7)
Over the past decade or so, precision-guided munitions (PGMs) have fundamentally transformed the conduct of warfare and become a major focus of investment and research for many countries worldwide. Recent conflicts, in particular, have shown that these weapons are evolving rapidly towards greater diversity, lower cost, flexible operational employment, multi-role capability, longer ranges, higher speeds, enhanced destructive power, and superior combat effectiveness

Air Defence Division 363 enhances training and combat readiness

Air Defence Division 363 enhances training and combat readiness

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 09:45 (GMT+7)
To successfully fulfil all assigned tasks, alongside a focus on building strong political foundations, the Division has synchronously implemented a range of measures to enhance the quality of training and combat readiness.

US UAV development efforts

US UAV development efforts

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:32 (GMT+7)
The US was the first country to develop and employ UAVs. As early as the First World War, the US tested Kettering Bug, a suicide UAV capable of carrying weapons to a target and detonating on impact. During the Second World War, the country continued to develop and use UAVs controlled via radio signals. During the Cold War, Washington tested and deployed a number of advanced unmanned systems, such as the Ryan Firebee system for reconnaissance missions over enemy airspace

Vietnam Coast Guard improves the efficiency of law enforcement at sea

Vietnam Coast Guard improves the efficiency of law enforcement at sea

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 10:36 (GMT+7)
Improving the law enforcement at sea is an urgent requirement for the Vietnam Coast Guard in the new era. Clearly understanding this issue, Vietnam Coast Guard has been drastically and synchronously making many measures to imlement this work effectively in order to confirm the core role in protecting the sovereignty and maintaining the security and safety at sea.

Building Division 325 all-strong, "exemplary and typical" in light of Uncle Ho’s teachings

Building Division 325 all-strong, “exemplary and typical” in light of Uncle Ho’s teachings

Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 17:14 (GMT+7)
Building the comprehensively strong, “exemplary, typical” Division 325 in light of Uncle Ho’s teachings is a regular and long-lasting mission requiring the united and drastic leadership of all-level party committees and commands, and the awareness and responsibility of every cadre and soldier.

Air Defence–Air Force Technical Institute actively pursues research and development of strategic products

Air Defence–Air Force Technical Institute actively pursues research and development of strategic products

Monday, February 23, 2026, 08:14 (GMT+7)
With strong determination and sound scientific solutions, the Institute strives to accelerate progress and improve the quality of strategic product research and development, affirming its position as a leading research centre of the Service and the Ministry of National Defence in the field of air defence and air force engineering.

Tank and Armour Corps focus on improving the quality of training and exercises

Tank and Armour Corps focus on improving the quality of training and exercises

Sunday, February 15, 2026, 07:06 (GMT+7)
With the high political determination, the synchronous and creative methods, the Tank and Armour Corps continues to create breakthroughs in improving the quality of training and military exercises, building the “revolutionary, regular, highly-skilled, modernised” Tank and Armour forces, which could successfully accomplish all assigned missions.

Division 377 maintains combat readiness to protect the Fatherland’s airspace

Division 377 maintains combat readiness to protect the Fatherland’s airspace

Monday, December 08, 2025, 20:54 (GMT+7)
Adhering to its functions and tasks in the new situation, Air Defence Division 377, under the Air Defence - Air Force Service, has adopted synchronised solutions to improve its combat readiness capacity as the basis for firmly protecting the Fatherland’s airspace over South Central Coast, Central Highlands, and Truong Sa special zone

Artillery Brigade 675 builds a comprehensively strong, "exemplary and model" unit

Artillery Brigade 675 builds a comprehensively strong, “exemplary and model” unit

Friday, November 21, 2025, 15:37 (GMT+7)
Upholding its 75-year tradition of construction and growth, officers and soldiers of the Artillery Brigade 675 continue to “train their strength, cultivate their virtue, and hone their skills,” building a pure, strong Party organisation and a comprehensively strong, exemplary, and model unit.

Some countermeasures by anti-aircraft artillery forces against unmanned aerial vehicles in the defence of the Fatherland

Some countermeasures by anti-aircraft artillery forces against unmanned aerial vehicles in the defence of the Fatherland

Friday, October 24, 2025, 15:37 (GMT+7)
Operations against UAVs, given the increasing sophistication of these platforms and the emergence of new forms and tactics of aerial attack, present anti-aircraft artillery forces with numerous challenges that demand timely and effective solutions. To accomplish their mission, anti-aircraft artillery units must continuously study, innovate and develop effective engagement methods; maintain rigorous training; build solid defensive dispositions; and ensure comprehensive logistical and technical preparation.

The entire military continues to promote its pivotal role in disaster control, prevention, rescue and relief
Deeply aware of the requirements and tasks of disaster prevention and control, rescue and relief, the entire Army is to continue promote the pivotal role, excellently fulfilling its “combat mission in peacetime”, worthy of the trust of the Party, the State, and the People, contributing to the building and firm protection of the Fatherland in the new era.