“Two Accelerations” – a strategic orientation for building the Army in the new situation
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 16:12 (GMT+7)
The “two accelerations” constitute a consistent strategic orientation aimed at closely integrating the building of the Vietnam People's Army into a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern force with the promotion of international integration and defence diplomacy, thereby enhancing the overall strength and capability to safeguard the Fatherland firmly from early and afar.
2026 NATO Summit - Strategic adjustment and implications for global security
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 16:05 (GMT+7)
The 2026 Ankara Summit can therefore be seen as marking a significant adjustment in NATO’s thinking about its future development, while simultaneously reflecting the transition of the international security environment into a new phase. As major-power competition increasingly evolves into a comprehensive contest over national capabilities, strategic advantage will depend to a greater extent on the ability to generate and sustain national power across multiple domains.
Coast Guard Region 1 effectively grasps and implements the “2 determinations, 2 enhancements, 2 preventions”, firmly protecting the sovereignty and security overseas and islands
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 10:28 (GMT+7)
Coast Guard Region 1 continues to thoroughly grasp, concretise, and seriously and effectively implement the “2 determinations, 2 enhancements, 2 preventions”, creating a solid transformation in building pure and strong Party committees, developing a revolutionary, regular, highly-skilled, and modernised Zone, enhancing the overall quality and combat strength; and proactively preventing and effectively handling risks and challenges from afar.
Reality and implications behind rising US defence budget
Monday, July 20, 2026, 09:01 (GMT+7)
Against the backdrop of intensifying strategic competition among major powers, further escalation of military conflicts and wars in several regions, and complex developments of non-traditional security challenges, the US has been steadily expanding its defence budget to preserve its military superiority, strengthen its deterrence capabilities, and reinforce its position as the world's leading superpower
“Two steadfast commitments” - the firm political and ideological foundation for building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern Vietnam People’s Army
Monday, July 20, 2026, 08:56 (GMT+7)
In essence, they represent loyalty to and creative application of Marxism - Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought on military affairs, national defence, and socialist Fatherland protection. At the same time, these commitments affirm the Party’s absolute, direct leadership over the VPA in all aspects as a consistent principle, together with the thought on all-people national defence
Military Region 1 builds a strong and modern all-people national defence
Monday, July 13, 2026, 09:33 (GMT+7)
Fully grasping that spirit, the Party Committee and High Command of Military Region 1 have focused their leadership and direction on instructing agencies and units to work closely with relevant departments and sectors in advising local Party committees and authorities, while giving full play to their core role in building a strong and modern all-people national defence.
Restrained rhetoric, vigorous action, and steadfast implementation — The Party’s political commitment in the new era
Thursday, May 28, 2026, 14:30 (GMT+7)
The spirit of “restrained rhetoric, vigorous action, and steadfast implementation” articulated in the Political Report of the 14th National Party Congress, presented by General Secretary To Lam, carries particularly profound significance: restraint in words coupled with resolute action; an emphasis on substantive outcomes rather than formality; and perseverance in carrying initiatives through to completion rather than merely launching them.
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
Building Army Corps 12 into a politically elite force in the new situation
Friday, May 15, 2026, 14:40 (GMT+7)
Building strong political foundation is a fundamental principle and consistent lesson in the process of construction, combat, victory, and development of our Vietnam People’s Army. For Army Corps 12 - a strategic mobile main force, the requirement to build a political elite Corps is even more demanding, representing an urgent, fundamental, long-term, direct, and routine issue in the current period
On the protection of logistical and technical support in defensive campaigns during wars of national defence
Monday, April 20, 2026, 16:23 (GMT+7)
The protection of logistical and technical support in defensive campaigns constitutes a matter of considerable theoretical and practical significance. It is a field characterised by rapid evolution, directly influenced by advances in science and technology as well as developments in the art of warfare, and thus requires continued research, synthesis of experience, and timely refinement in line with the evolving requirements of logistical and technical sustainment in future wars of national defence.