US UAV development efforts
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:32 (GMT+7)
The US was the first country to develop and employ UAVs. As early as the First World War, the US tested Kettering Bug, a suicide UAV capable of carrying weapons to a target and detonating on impact. During the Second World War, the country continued to develop and use UAVs controlled via radio signals. During the Cold War, Washington tested and deployed a number of advanced unmanned systems, such as the Ryan Firebee system for reconnaissance missions over enemy airspace
Border Guard Academy further promotes the implementation of Politburo Resolution 33-NQ/TW
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:25 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping the Politburo's Resolution 33-NQ/TW, dated 28 September 2018, on the National Border Protection Strategy as well as its functions and tasks as a specialised training institution, the Border Guard Academy (hereafter referred to as the Academy) continues to intensify the implementation of this important Resolution via resolute and comprehensive measures
Building strong, modern all-people national defence in the new period
Sunday, February 22, 2026, 15:32 (GMT+7)
Building strong, modern all-people national defence is a new strategic guideline supplemented and developed by the 14th National Party Congress, aimed at promoting the combined strength of all forces and enhancing defence capability to firmly safeguard the Fatherland in the new era. To successfully accomplish this important task, it is necessary to clearly identify key priorities and encourage the participation of all sectors, the entire political system, and the whole people
Elevating strategic military and defence advisory work in the new era
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 08:20 (GMT+7)
For eighty years, the journey of building, fighting and maturing of the General Staff has been inseparable from the glorious victories of the heroic Vietnam People’s Army. In today’s new context, the General Staff is called upon to innovate relentlessly, to further elevate the quality of its strategic advisory work, and to meet the ever-higher demands of building the Army, strengthening national defence and safeguarding the Fatherland.
Upholding its tradition, Department of Operations raises its capabilities in staff and direction work for strategic operations
Monday, August 25, 2025, 08:50 (GMT+7)
Promoting its tradition of being “loyal, ingenious, creative, proactive, united, determined to win” in the past 80 years of construction, combat, and development (7 September 1945 - 7 September 2025), the Department of Operations continues sharpening its capabilities in staff and direction work for strategic operations, meeting the requirements of building the Vietnam People’s Army, consolidating national defence, and safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation
Bringing into play the spirit of August Revolution, the Military continues to remain steadfast in its combat goal and ideal in the new era
Monday, August 18, 2025, 16:02 (GMT+7)
The success of the August 1945 Revolution marked a milestone in the history of national construction and protection of Vietnam, symbolising our people’s willpower, indomitable spirit, and burning desire for national independence and freedom. 80 years have elapsed, but the greatness, indomitable spirit, and shining ideal of the August Revolution always remain existent in tandem with the country’s development, laying a solid foundation for the Vietnam People’s Army to sustain its combat goal and ideal in the new era
The armed forces’ role in August 1945 General Uprising and issues on building a modern Vietnam People’s Army today
Friday, August 15, 2025, 10:51 (GMT+7)
In August 1945, under the leadership of the Party and leader Ho Chi Minh, our people conducted a General Uprising to smash the yoke of colonialism, fascism, and feudalism, establish the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and usher our nation into a new era - the era of national independence and socialism. In that great victory, our fledgling revolutionary armed forces played a core role in guiding and assisting the masses in rising up to seize power. Those historical lessons remain valuable in the Military’s building and fighting cause in general, the building of a modern Vietnam People’s Army in particular
Fostering willpower among military cadets today
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 13:38 (GMT+7)
Willpower is one of the most important qualities of a revolutionary soldier. Fostering willpower among military cadets, as a crucial and long-term task, plays a vital role in helping future officers develop their qualities, overcome difficulties, and fulfil their tasks in order to meet the requirements of building the Army and protecting the Fatherland in the new situation
Infantry Officer College No.1 improves its education and training quality
Monday, April 14, 2025, 14:01 (GMT+7)
In response to the requirements of Army building and Fatherland protection in the new situation, Infantry Officer College No.1 continues to promote its heroic tradition, making itself “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong, worthy of one of the leading centres for training and scientific research in the Vietnam People’s Army
Continuing the breakthrough in building an "elite, compact, and strong" Military
Thursday, June 06, 2024, 10:35 (GMT+7)
Building an elite, compact, strong and modern military is the consistent policy of our Party and government; it is a crucial and urgent task, therefore, the implementation process must be resolute, comprehensive, synchronic, and adapted to the practical conditions to achieve high efficiency and unleash the strength of all organisations and forces, contributing to enhancing the overall quality and combat power of the entire Military, firmly safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation.