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At the military-political conference for the first half of 2026, a light amphibious tank T-1 was featured, equipped with slat armor, electro-optical APS (Vietnamese variant of Shtora ), and a 12.7mm remote weapon station. Notably, the rear of the vehicle was fitted with jamming antennas to...

Prototype T-1 amphibious tank (based on Soviet PT-76B)

Nearly 50 years of Kamov coaxial helicopter operations make us the earliest and longest-running operator in Southeast Asia

Prototype T-1 amphibious tank Auto-loader system

Vietnam's first prototype of a long-range MLRS system.

A flag‑raising ceremony for Ship 889 – Professor Gagarinsky was held in Hai Phong on December 1 as part of the 36th Session of the Vietnam–Russia Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee on the Tropical Center. Senior Lieutenant General Hoàng Xuân Chiến, Deputy Minister of National Defense and...

The maximum range of the weapons currently in service as well as under development by the Artillery and Missile Command of the Vietnam People’s Army.

A dual-use airport for both civilian and military purposes, covering 1,248 hectares, with one runway capable of accommodating Su-30MK2,C-130, C-295/212 aircraft, is currently under study for development on Thổ Chu Island. The airport will help promote tourism while also ensuring security for the...

Propeller-driven primary training aircraft manufactured by NATO countries, currently in service with the Air Force Officer School.

The Head of the Department of Technology Management (General Department of National Defense Industry) and the Institute of Military Technical Science inspected the progress of manufacturing suicide unmanned surface vehicles.

On November 12, 1975, the Air Force Command issued Decision No. 834 on the establishment of Regiment 920, assigning it to the Air Force Officer School, with the mission of taking over the training system of the U.S. and the Saigon regime (backed by the U.S.), using aircraft types such as T-41...

The radar station VRS-SRS manufactured by Viettel, belonging to the 234th Air Defense Artillery Brigade of the 34th Corps

Military facilities on Big Spratly Island and Ladd reef viewed from the cockpit of a Mi-172 SAR helicopter

Pohang-class corvettes armed with VCM-T anti-ship missile.

To counter the threats posed by our long-standing enemy, we have adopted similar measures to theirs. As they build artificial islands and establish maritime militia forces, we too have taken comparable actions. Allow me to introduce Vietnam’s first unsinkable aircraft carrier, named Thuyen Chai...