Global trends in military technology and implications for building a modern army
Monday, September 22, 2025, 19:23 (GMT+7)
Keeping abreast of global trends in military technology and undertaking comprehensive and precise analyses of opportunities and challenges, is a crucial basis for formulating an overarching strategy for development and orienting military technology in line with the specific characteristics, functions, and missions of each service branch, towards the common goal of building a modern army.
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.
Suwalki Gap - a strategic area in the Russia-NATO confrontation
Monday, January 22, 2024, 14:22 (GMT+7)
According to military experts, Suwalki is considered the “Achilles’ heel” in NATO’s eastern defence system because it is in a “vulnerable, difficult-to-defend” position. If conflict were to arise between Russia and NATO, Russia could easily control this corridor through a pincer attack, with one thrust from the northwest (Kaliningrad) and another from the southeast (Belarus, a Russian ally). In such a scenario, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia would be encircled and isolated.
Use of the artillery-missile force to counter enemy strategic airborne landings in strategic defensive operations in the northern theatre of war
Monday, August 28, 2023, 07:27 (GMT+7)
In modern warfare, strategic airborne landings will involve use of forces on a grand scale, including both troops and heavy weapon systems, and employment of special forces as the central elements to conduct airborn operations. The balance of power is likey to favour the enemy due to their superiority in forces and weapons. The enemy can suddenly alter this balance of power in a direction of the theatre of war. Therefore, the use of artillery-missile force must thoroughly grasp the viewpoint of leveraging the overall power of people’s warfare, using the three-element artillery and missile force to strike anywhere at anytime to triumph over the enemy.
India in the U.S. strategy for the Indo-Pacific
Monday, March 27, 2023, 21:57 (GMT+7)
In the context that the world situation is changing quickly and unpredictably and the strategic competition among major powers is getting increasingly fierce, posing new challenges for countries, it is understandable that Washington and New Delhi are looking for similarities to strengthen their ties for their own benefits. International opinion holds that the strengthened U.S-India relationship will contribute to consolidating regional and global peace and stability.
Victory of Ha Noi – Dien Bien Phu in the Air in 1972: Vietnamese spirit and wisdom
Thursday, December 15, 2022, 13:37 (GMT+7)
The strategic vision of our Party and President Ho Chi Minh was a vital premise and prerequisite for the entire Party, people, and military in general, the military and people in the north in particular to proactively and calmly cope with situation successfully, firmly maintaining and strengthening the offensive posture before and during the historic battle with the U.S’s Strategic Air Forces.
Institute of Armament Technology enhances the competence in researching and manufacturing next-gen weapons
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 14:23 (GMT+7)
Bringing into play its tradition, zeal, and scientific intelligence, in the forthcoming time, the Institute of Armament Technology will strive to accomplish the Resolution of its 12th Party Congress which aims at enhancing competence in scientific research, associating scientific research with practice, developing next-gen weapons with longer range, more damage, accuracy, and maneuverability, ... to meet the requirements of modernisation and improve the combat strength of the Army to firmly Safeguard the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in all situations.
NATO expansion and its repercussions on global security
Sunday, July 17, 2022, 06:40 (GMT+7)
In the face of NATO’s intention, Moscow assumes that the organisation and the West have treated Russia unfairly as they have not placed Russia in an important position in the European security architecture and people from NATO’s member countries always flaunt hostility toward Russia. Besides, Russia infers that NATO is the factor that instigates the “Colour revolution” in the post-Soviet space to restrain, block Russia in all respects and break the strategic balance between Russia and NATO. Tit-for-tat actions have led to the escalation of tension between the two sides.
The development trend of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles
Friday, April 22, 2022, 15:15 (GMT+7)
In recent years, the world has witnessed a robust development of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). They have come under different types, multi-roles and been effectively exploited in military conflicts. This is a landmark development, changing the characteristics of war both in terms of military strategy, combat doctrine and combat operations
10 notable military-defence events of the world in 2021
Thursday, January 06, 2022, 10:19 (GMT+7)
In 2021, the world situation continued to witness both negative and positive developments. COVID-19 pandemic, strategic competition, trade war, conflicts, subversion, and disputes over sovereignty and territories were extremely intense and negatively impacted on the world’s economy and social life. The following are 10 notable military-defence events selected and introduced by National Defence Journal