Monday, January 12, 2026, 23:13 (GMT+7)

Building Political Officer College on par with its mission requirements in the new era

Building Political Officer College on par with its mission requirements in the new era

Monday, January 12, 2026, 10:31 (GMT+7)
Over the past 50 years of construction, combat, and growth, Political Officer College has firmly established itself as a centre for training political officers at grass-roots level (battalion level and below), contributing to building a politically strong Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and ensuring the Party’s absolute, direct leadership over the Military in all aspects. In the new stage of development, the College continues promoting its glorious tradition and a robust reform to meet the requirements of building a revolutionary, regular, elite, modern VPA

Military Region 7’s armed forces take part in building a firm "posture of people’s hearts and minds"

Military Region 7’s armed forces take part in building a firm “posture of people’s hearts and minds”

Friday, January 09, 2026, 10:39 (GMT+7)
The Military Region’s armed forces have actively participated in carrying out propagation and mobilisation work among the people, raising the entire population’s awareness and sense of responsibility towards the cause of Fatherland construction and protection, taking part in building clean, strong party committees and authorities at all levels, assisting the people in socio-economic development, hunger eradication, poverty reduction, natural disaster and epidemic prevention and control

Solutions to raise the effectiveness of permanent militia flotillas in safeguarding sea and island sovereignty

Solutions to raise the effectiveness of permanent militia flotillas in safeguarding sea and island sovereignty

Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 10:31 (GMT+7)
In recent years, under the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission and Ministry of National Defence, relevant agencies and units and coastal localities have actively implemented Phase 1 of the Project on “building permanent militia flotillas to safeguard sea and island sovereignty in the new situation”

Signal Brigade 21 builds itself into an "exemplarily, typically" comprehensively strong unit

Signal Brigade 21 builds itself into an “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong unit

Monday, December 29, 2025, 14:11 (GMT+7)
Fully aware of those challenges, over the years, the Brigade has directed its affiliates to resolutely, synchronously implement various solutions aimed at building “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong unit, considering this a decisive factor in raising its overall quality and ensuring seamless, reliable communications for assigned missions

Management of digital archival records within the Ministry of National Defence - an inevitable requirement of the national digital transformation process

Management of digital archival records within the Ministry of National Defence - an inevitable requirement of the national digital transformation process

Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 16:07 (GMT+7)
Management of digital archival records within the Ministry of National Defence is a new issue and a critical step of digital technology application, contributing to developing modern administration, providing timely, accurate information, enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of leadership, command, management, and combat power. This task requires strong leadership and direction from party committees and commands at all levels to ensure coordinated, effective implementation in line with an appropriate road map

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

Engineering Officer College improves its education and training quality

Engineering Officer College improves its education and training quality

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 21:28 (GMT+7)
In response to the requirements of VPA building, national defence consolidation, and Fatherland protection, as well as a fundamental, comprehensive reform in education and training, Engineering Officer College has adopted various measures to enhance its overall capacity and build an “exemplarily, typically” comprehensively strong College

Cao Bang province focuses its leadership on defence and military tasks

Cao Bang province focuses its leadership on defence and military tasks

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 21:28 (GMT+7)
Thoroughly grasping the Party’s lines and policies on defence and security tasks, Cao Bang province has been focusing its leadership and direction on well performing these tasks, creating a favourable environment for socio-economic development and contributing to firmly protecting the Fatherland in the new situation

NATO strengthens defence industrial cooperation

NATO strengthens defence industrial cooperation

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 10:07 (GMT+7)
Strengthening cooperation in the defence industry is one of the key priorities emphasised at the NATO Summit held in the Netherlands in June 2025, aimed at enhancing the Alliance’s collective defence capabilities, unity, and long-term sustainability. The context, achievements, difficulties, challenges, and emerging cooperation trends in this field within NATO are what have drawn significant international attention

Chemical Corps steps up international integration and defence diplomacy in the new situation

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

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