Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
Thursday, January 08, 2026, 20:54 (GMT+7)
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
Chemical Corps steps up international integration and defence diplomacy in the new situation
Tuesday, December 09, 2025, 19:34 (GMT+7)
International integration and defence diplomacy constitute a strategic policy of the Party, State, and Ministry of National Defence, aiming to maintain peace and stability for national development and protect the Fatherland early and from afar. Hence, Chemical Corps’ Party Committee and Command have been synchronously adopting solutions to perform this important work according to their functions and missions
Organising technical work in the armed forces of several countries around the world and lessons for Vietnam People’s Army
Sunday, November 09, 2025, 10:22 (GMT+7)
At present, the rapid development of military science and technology has turned technical work into one of the deciding factors in the combat power of modern armed forces. Hence, studying experiences in organising technical work in the armed forces of several countries around the world is of great importance to the development of technical work of the Vietnam People’s Army nowadays
Renewing and improving education and training work within the Military
Friday, October 10, 2025, 21:32 (GMT+7)
The system of military schools has continued to be consolidated in accordance with the organisation of the VPA and the development of education and training. Reform and improvement in education and training have been carried out drastically, thus making significant positive changes. A pool of teachers and education managers has been developed with proper structure and increasingly high quality. Training procedures, programs, and content have been adjusted and standardised in line with realities
Breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation in the Draft Documents for the 14th National Congress of the Party
Monday, September 29, 2025, 10:29 (GMT+7)
Breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation represent an important component and one of the new highlights of the Draft Documents submitted to the 14th National Party Congress, reflecting the Party’s strategic thinking and vision in response to the requirements of national development in the new era.
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.
Strengthening the implementation of the Law on Defence and Security Industry and Industrial Mobilisation
Friday, July 11, 2025, 07:02 (GMT+7)
Though the Law creates an essential legal framework, ensuring consistency and alignment with related regulations, its implementation still faces numerous practical challenges. Therefore, for the Law to be effectively realised and achieve optimal results, all levels, sectors, localities, and units must synchronously implement the following breakthrough tasks and solutions.
Safeguarding the Fatherland in the development era of Vietnamese nation
Friday, June 27, 2025, 08:26 (GMT+7)
In this new era - the era of national development, the mission of safeguarding the Fatherland remains a fundamental, regular, and crucial duty of the entire Party, people, and armed forces. In this era, the comprehensive national strength used to defend the country must be elevated significantly, with breakthroughs that lead to a qualitative leap in all elements of the comprehensive national strength.
Military Technical Academy steps up innovation, science - technology development, and digital transformation
Monday, June 23, 2025, 14:17 (GMT+7)
Military Technical Academy (MTA) has been taking synchronised measures, with building and developing science - technology potential as the centre, raising the quality of scientific - technological activities and mastering new, modern technologies as the key, promoting cooperation and creating a favourable environment as the incentive for innovation
The entire Military makes a breakthrough in the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 07:50 (GMT+7)
Over the years, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence have formulated many lines and measures for the development of science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation, thus gaining significant results, practically raising the quality and effectiveness of leadership, command, operation, education, training, combat readiness, and defence industry development