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
Fundamentals of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 11 laws on military and national defence
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 08:11 (GMT+7)
At its 9th session, the 15th National Assembly passed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 11 laws on military and national defence, which took effect on 1 July 2025. This marks an important development in the process of perfecting the military and national defence institutional framework, ensuring synchronisation with the legal system, compliance with the Constitution, and alignment with the two-tier local government model
Renewing and improving education and training work within the Military
Friday, October 10, 2025, 21:32 (GMT+7)
The system of military schools has continued to be consolidated in accordance with the organisation of the VPA and the development of education and training. Reform and improvement in education and training have been carried out drastically, thus making significant positive changes. A pool of teachers and education managers has been developed with proper structure and increasingly high quality. Training procedures, programs, and content have been adjusted and standardised in line with realities
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.
Making Signal Corps capable of meeting Fatherland protection requirements in the new situation
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 15:20 (GMT+7)
Being proud of its 80-year tradition of construction, combat, combat service, and maturity, the Signal Corps continues taking synchronised measures to modernise itself, ensuring seamless communications for leadership, direction, command, and operation, meeting the requirements of military and defence tasks and Fatherland protection in the new situation
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
Air Defence Division 365 further applies science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 06:51 (GMT+7)
Amid opportunities and challenges in air combat in the digital era, Air Defence Division 365 has focused its leadership and direction on applying science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation, thereby creating a breakthrough in raising the quality of managing and protecting the Fatherland’s airspace
Effectiveness of technical work at Brigade 596
Friday, June 27, 2025, 16:05 (GMT+7)
Brigade 596 has always successfully completed all targets and tasks of technical work, ensuring the smooth and solid flow of communication, contributing to building the brigade comprehensively strong, "exemplary and typical", effectively implementing the Strategy for developing the Military Communication System in the 2021 – 2030 period, with a vision towards 2045.
Factory Z755 promotes the implementation of defence and economic tasks
Monday, April 28, 2025, 19:35 (GMT+7)
Despite facing difficulties due to the shortage of inputs for production, increasingly fierce competition,... with the intelligence and bravery of the "Uncle Ho's soldiers", the Factory has proactively overcome the challenges and gained steady developments.