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
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.
“Three breakthroughs” to enhance weapon and technical equipment repair capability at Factory A34
Monday, September 22, 2025, 19:23 (GMT+7)
The Factory’s Party Committee and Board of Directors have actively renewed their leadership and direction thinking and made “three breakthroughs” to improve overall capacity, gradually master core technology, and apply digitalisation, modelling, and automation solutions to raising the quality and effectiveness of repair and manufacture
Modernising the Army's Cipher Sector to meet requirements in the new situation
Monday, September 15, 2025, 07:59 (GMT+7)
Modernising the Army's Cipher sector is an inevitable, objective requirement and the responsibility of agencies and units. Party committees, commanders and cipher agencies at all levels must continue to implement it resolutely and synchronously throughout the army.
Following Uncle Ho’s teachings, Factory Z111 develops new, modern products
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 07:12 (GMT+7)
Being imbued with President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology on the key role of science and technology in Fatherland construction and protection, Factory Z111 (General Department of Defence Industry - GDDI) has been taking synchronised measures for science - technology development and devoting efforts to researching and developing new, modern products as a crucial breakthrough
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.
Strengthening the implementation of the Law on Defence and Security Industry and Industrial Mobilisation
Friday, July 11, 2025, 07:02 (GMT+7)
Though the Law creates an essential legal framework, ensuring consistency and alignment with related regulations, its implementation still faces numerous practical challenges. Therefore, for the Law to be effectively realised and achieve optimal results, all levels, sectors, localities, and units must synchronously implement the following breakthrough tasks and solutions.
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
US-China competition in low-orbit satellites and their impact on the region
Friday, April 25, 2025, 10:05 (GMT+7)
The competition between countries with advanced scientific and technological potential in general, and the US and China in particular, in the development of low-altitude satellites is likely to be fierce in the coming time and will affect many countries in the region.
The Great Victory of Spring 1975 – Lessons for the cause of building the army, strengthening national defence, and safeguarding the Fatherland in the new situation
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 22:22 (GMT+7)
The invaluable lessons of the Great Victory of Spring 1975 remain profoundly relevant today, they must be inherited, further developed, and creatively applied to the cause of defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, creating a peaceful, stable environment in which our nation can firmly advance into a new era of development, civilisation and prosperity.