Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have affirmed their shared priority of strengthening practical and effective defence cooperation during a series of high-level meetings held on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow 2025.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and Robert Kalinak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Slovakia, held talks on bilateral defence cooperation and coordination at international forums, in Hanoi on November 18.

VOV.VN - France’s Floreal-class frigate Prairial docked at Tien Sa Port, Da Nang city on November 14, starting a six-day friendly visit to strengthen Vietnam–France defence cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to enhance defence cooperation and maintain a joint peaceful border during talks in Tay Ninh on November 13 between General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in Hanoi on November 10, during which both sides expressed satisfaction with the fruitful outcomes of the 15th Vietnam – India Defence Policy Dialogue held earlier the same day.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, held talks with Major General Pavel Muraveiko, First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, in Hanoi on October 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strengthening defence cooperation in training, exercises, and human resource development, aiming to concretise key areas of cooperation in the coming time.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), and Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted Australia's Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Marshal Stephen Chappell in Hanoi on October 13, during which the two sides agreed to further promote defence cooperation in the time to come.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Chief of General Staff and the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces have held talks to strengthen military cooperation, explore new defence cooperation areas, and reaffirm support for ASEAN-led security initiatives.

VOV.VN - Both nations have agreed to deepen defence cooperation, covering delegation exchanges, training, defence industry, peacekeeping, and areas such as cyber security, naval and air forces, and mine clearance.