An overview of Japan’s defence equipment modernisation trends
Monday, October 27, 2025, 16:17 (GMT+7)
Amid growing complexities in the global and regional security environment, Japan has been accelerating the modernisation of Japan Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) through a series of crucial steps. With the adoption of new national security and defence strategies, along with a significant increase in defence investment, Japan’s defence equipment modernisation is reshaping the regional military balance, which has drawn considerable attention from military analysts
Strategic structural shift across the Atlantic
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 14:39 (GMT+7)
International public opinion holds that US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy during his second term has not only influenced global political developments, but also served as a catalyst for an extensive military restructuring across the Atlantic. This issue has drawn close attention from many countries
Development of submarines in modern warfare
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 07:12 (GMT+7)
With the continuous development of science and technology, military powers will continue to develop their submarine forces to maintain and consolidate their positions and gain superiority in modern warfare. However, this also makes the international community concerned about the risk of an arms race, threatening global security and stability.
Remaining vigilant against hostile forces’ plot to exploit organisational streamlining to undermine the Vietnam People's Army
Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 13:48 (GMT+7)
These arguments are entirely unfounded, rooted in theoretical misinterpretation and divorced from historical and practical realities. On this matter, Marxist - Leninist theorists have made it clear: “The military is an organised force of armed individuals funded by the State to carry out offensive or defensive warfare”. Thus, the existence of the military is inseparably linked to that of the State; it will cease to exist only when the State itself no longer exists
Factory Z755 promotes the implementation of defence and economic tasks
Monday, April 28, 2025, 19:35 (GMT+7)
Despite facing difficulties due to the shortage of inputs for production, increasingly fierce competition,... with the intelligence and bravery of the "Uncle Ho's soldiers", the Factory has proactively overcome the challenges and gained steady developments.
Effectively implementing Military financial work of 2025
Monday, March 17, 2025, 10:19 (GMT+7)
Promoting the results of the financial work in the past year, in 2025, the entire army, with the core being the Military Finance sector, should proactively and synchronously deploy tools and solutions to enhance this important work, meeting the military and defence tasks in the new situation.
The trend of military build-up in Asia - Pacific region
Monday, November 25, 2024, 16:07 (GMT+7)
For many years, especially since the outbreak of Russia - Ukraine conflict in 2022, the trend of military build-up has intensified all over the world, including the Asia - Pacific region. Although it has yet to reach the level of an arms race, this trend has been impacting various aspects of global and regional security and development
European Union's defence industrial strategy and its impacts on the Asia-Pacific region
Friday, August 23, 2024, 09:46 (GMT+7)
According to international analysts, the EU's Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) aims to put the defence industry on a wartime footing by fostering cooperation in investment, research, development, production, procurement, and ownership among EU defence contractors. This marks a shift away from the EU's initial emergency responses to the Russia - Ukraine conflict and signifies a long-term commitment to bolstering the defence industry's readiness
A brief on NATO's Comprehensive Defence Plan and its global and regional impacts
Friday, June 28, 2024, 15:36 (GMT+7)
In July 2023, in Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation leaders approved its Comprehensive Defence Plan. The plan is critically hailed as complete, detailed and ambitious one. Up to now, its connotations and global and regional impact have drawn the international spotlight
Australia's new Defence Strategy
Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 10:08 (GMT+7)
Faced with the new strategic environment in the world and the region, Australia must have a new approach to protect its sovereignty and national interests. The defence strategic review report requires the organisational structure of the Australian armed forces to be both joint and centralised to improve combat readiness and rapid response capabilities.