Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 06:03 (GMT+7)

Brigade 139 builds a modern, highly skilled mobile signal force

Brigade 139 builds a modern, highly skilled mobile signal force

Friday, December 12, 2025, 20:51 (GMT+7)
Brigade 139, under Signal Corps, is a strategic-level signal unit tasked with organising training, maintaining combat readiness, and providing mobile communications support for leaders of the Ministry of National Defence in directing offices and units across the entire Military, as well as ensuring routine communications in Military Region 2 and part of the capital city of Hanoi, and performing other contingency missions

Lang Son Province focuses on building a firm provincial defensive zone

Lang Son Province focuses on building a firm provincial defensive zone

Monday, October 27, 2025, 16:17 (GMT+7)
The armed forces of Lang Son Province will continue to uphold their sense of responsibility, promote their core role, and maintain unity and determination to overcome all difficulties - working alongside Party committees, local authorities, and people of all ethnic groups in the province to further consolidate the provincial defensive zone and safeguard peace and stability along the northeastern “protective shield” of the Fatherland.

Breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation in the Draft Documents for the 14th National Congress of the Party

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.

Transport Brigade 657 focuses on building an all strong "exemplary and typical" unit

Transport Brigade 657 focuses on building an all strong "exemplary and typical" unit

Friday, September 19, 2025, 17:09 (GMT+7)
To make sure that all forces successfully completes their tasks, the Brigade Party Committee has applied many policies and measures for drastic and synchronous leadership and direction, in which, great attention has been paid to building an all strong, "exemplary and typical" unit.

The issue of developing a socialist-oriented market economy in the draft Political Report submitted to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam

The issue of developing a socialist-oriented market economy in the draft Political Report submitted to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam

Friday, September 12, 2025, 07:34 (GMT+7)
The draft Political Report of the 13th Party Central Committee, to be submitted to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, continues to elaborate on the Party’s line regarding the development of a socialist-oriented market economy in Vietnam. It introduces a number of breakthrough points in both theoretical and practical terms, with the aim of fully harnessing the potential and strengths of the socialist-oriented market economy

Building Artillery Brigade 45 into a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern unit

Building Artillery Brigade 45 into a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern unit

Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 14:39 (GMT+7)
Being founded on 22 August 1945, Artillery Brigade 45 (Artillery Corps) was the first towed artillery unit of the Vietnam People’s Army. Over the past 80 years of construction, combat, and maturity, in any tasks or circumstances, the Brigade has always heightened the spirit of “determination to fight and to win”, excellently fulfilling all assigned missions

Continuing the legacy of the National People’s Congress to renew the organisation and operations of the National Assembly to meet the nation’s development needs in a new era

Continuing the legacy of the National People’s Congress to renew the organisation and operations of the National Assembly to meet the nation’s development needs in a new era

Thursday, August 14, 2025, 06:51 (GMT+7)
Across each historical era, inheriting the values of the National People’s Congress and under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly has continually reformed its structure and operations, staying closely attuned to reality and fulfilling the demands of national development in the new age.

Brigade 87 raises the quality of combat training

Brigade 87 raises the quality of combat training

Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 18:42 (GMT+7)
As a strategic-level unit under the Chemical Corps Command, Chemical Brigade 87 is tasked with training, combat readiness, chemical support in the event of war, and terrorism and riot prevention and control. It is also assigned to respond to toxic chemical, radiological, nuclear, and environmental incidents, settle toxic remnants after wars, and maintain readiness for contingency missions

Safeguarding the Fatherland in the development era of Vietnamese nation

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.

Brigade 683 improves its military transport capacity

Brigade 683 improves its military transport capacity

Friday, May 16, 2025, 07:56 (GMT+7)
As a strategic combined, multimodal transport unit, Brigade 683 (under Department of Vehicles, Machinery, and Transport, General Department of Logistics - Technology) is tasked with transporting personnel, weaponry, and logistics materials for other units stationed in the Central - Central Highlands area by road, rail, and sea and maintaining readiness for many other missions

Ten major global military and defence events in 2025
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