Transforming the artillery-missile strategic defensive posture into a strategic counter-offensive posture in a Fatherland protection war

Transforming the artillery-missile strategic defensive posture into a strategic counter-offensive posture in a Fatherland protection war

Thursday, August 21, 2025, 21:33 (GMT+7)
Transforming the artillery-missile posture from strategic defence to strategic counter-offensive in a war of homeland defence is a matter of profound significance. While not entirely new, it belongs to the art of war, which is ever evolving and developing, and therefore requires continuous research, supplementation, and refinement both in theory and in practice.

Requirements for the development of the artillery and missile force - insights from current local wars around the world

Requirements for the development of the artillery and missile force - insights from current local wars around the world

Monday, January 22, 2024, 14:08 (GMT+7)
Developing an artillery and missile force with a high combat strength is a strategically important issue that is both urgent and long-term. It requires thorough research and creative application of traditional experience, particularly from modern warfare practices, aligned with the unique characteristics of the Vietnam’s Artillery Corps, and the task of building the Army and safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation.

Use of the artillery-missile force to counter enemy strategic airborne landings in strategic defensive operations in the northern theatre of war

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.

Promoting tradition, building the Artillery Corps "revolutionary, regular, elite, and increasingly modern"

Promoting tradition, building the Artillery Corps "revolutionary, regular, elite, and increasingly modern"

Monday, June 28, 2021, 12:50 (GMT+7)
During its construction and combat process, Artillery Corps has seen constant developments in structure, force, weapons, equipment, and art of combat; stood side by side with other forces on the battlefields and made an important contribution to the great victory of the nation to liberate the South, reunify the country, and firmly defend the Vietnam socialist Fatherland. Currently, the Corps is focusing on making it "revolutionary, regular, elite, and increasingly modern", meeting the requirements and tasks of Fatherland protection.

Building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern People’s Army capable of playing a core role in developing strong, modern all-people national defence closely linked with people’s security and "people’s hearts and minds posture"
The Military Party Organisation delegation expresses its high consensus with the draft Documents submitted to the 14th National Party Congress. These draft Documents have been prepared meticulously, comprehensively; they have profoundly summarised practical experience, identified breakthrough, pioneering strategic orientations, and affirmed the resolve and aspirations of the entire Party, people, and Military in the era of national rise