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
Prospects and implications of “Golden Dome” missile defence system
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 20:28 (GMT+7)
History has also shown that the expansion of strategic weapon systems by great powers during the Cold War ultimately resulted in arms control treaties aimed at managing and reducing such arsenals. Therefore, the prospects and implications of the Golden Dome for both the regional and global security landscape remain issues that warrant close and continued observation.
Institute of Military Science and Technology accelerates research and development
Friday, October 17, 2025, 07:54 (GMT+7)
Proudly receiving the Second-class Military Exploit Order on the occasion of its 65th anniversary, the officers, engineers, and soldiers of the Institute of Military Science and Technology pledge to unite, overcome challenges, and continue reform to build a strong, specialised, and multidisciplinary scientific organisation capable of fulfilling its missions in the new era and forever worthy of the honourable title Hero of the People’s Armed Forces.
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.
Message from Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025, 17:09 (GMT+7)
Talisman Sabre 2025 also demonstrates the strategic preparedness of multinational engagement, advanced technological and tactical capabilities of countries in the region; ensuring the firm commitment of Australia, the United States and other partners to maintain the stability of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Department of Military Forces upholds glorious traditions and enhances comprehensive capabilities to meet mission requirements
Monday, September 08, 2025, 20:26 (GMT+7)
Proud of its glorious traditions and fully aware of the responsibilities entrusted, the DMF under the General Staff will continue to demonstrate steadfastness, intellect, unity, dynamism, and creativity, while closely working with departments and units to excellently fulfill all assigned tasks, deserving to be the strategic advisory body regarding force organisation, contributing to military building, strengthening of national defence, and firm protection of the Fatherland in the new era.
Several issues regarding chemical defence in strategic defensive operations on Northern theatre
Thursday, July 24, 2025, 19:37 (GMT+7)
Chemical defence in strategic defensive operations on Northern theatre during a war to defend the Fatherland is a critically important aspect of support work. It aims to minimise the destructive impacts of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), maintain the combat capability of the armed forces, and ensure the safety of the population. This is an extremely difficult and complex task that must be thoroughly studied and prepared in peacetime
The entire Military is to enhance civil defence capabilities
Friday, June 27, 2025, 21:57 (GMT+7)
Through active coordination with Party committees, local authorities, people, and other forces, the armed forces will fulfil civil defence tasks effectively, maintaining their role as the core force on the front line of national protection. In doing so, they will continue to honour and enrich the glorious tradition of the heroic Vietnam People’s Army.
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
An overview of the European Union’s new defence strategy and its implications for regional and international security
Friday, May 16, 2025, 15:29 (GMT+7)
In the face of rapid, complex, unpredictable developments throughout the world and in the region, numerous European Union (EU) senior officials have stated that it is time for the EU to act more decisively and proactively. Accordingly, on 19th March 2025, the EU unveiled a new Defence Strategy aimed at enhancing its security autonomy, maintaining regional stability, and safeguarding its core interests