VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence on April 29 launched preparations for the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2026, a large-scale event aimed at promoting international cooperation, showcasing defence capabilities and advancing a self-reliant, modern defence industry.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the military to accelerate development of the national defence industry and master key weapons technologies, stressing innovation, digital transformation and high-quality human resources to support modernisation of the armed forces.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan agreed to step up cooperation in the defence industry as part of their growing Strategic Partnership, during talks in Hanoi on December 25 between Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang and Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defence Industry Vugar Mustafayev.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the development of a modern and high-tech defence industry with dual-use products, calling for the private economic sector to participate in developing the defence industry, with a focus on foundational and core technologies.

VOV.VN - A working delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence, led by Major General Phan Thi Hoai Van, deputy chairwoman of the General Department of Defence Industry, paid a courtesy call on Egyptian Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Salah El-Din Mostafa during a working visit to Egypt and while attending the fourth Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX), held from December 1-4.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group announced recently that it inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EDGE Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Dubai Airshow 2025 on the same day.

The 15th National Assembly on October 31 morning listened to proposals and verification reports on a slate of draft laws aimed at strengthening national security, cybersecurity and digital transformation.

VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a welcome ceremony and held talks with Haluk Görgün, President of the Turkish Defence Industry Agency, in Hanoi on October 13.

Along with researching and manufacturing modern weapons, equipment, and military technology with strategic significance, the Ministry of National Defence’s General Department of Defence Industry must engage in national industrial development strategy and enhance international cooperation.

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.