The Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress has identified guiding viewpoints on the vision and direction of national development.
In which, the Resolution clearly states the viewpoint that strengthening national defense and security and promoting foreign affairs and international integration is important and regular.
In the country's development orientations for the period 2026 - 2030, the content of consolidating and strengthening national defense and security is clearly stated; building a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern People's Army and People's Police; firmly protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.
The Action Program of the Central Executive Committee on implementing the Resolution of the XIV Congress sets out the task of building and developing a self-reliant, self-strengthening, dual-use, modern defense industry and security industry, closely linked and becoming a spearhead of national industry, with international competitiveness, and deeply participating in the global value chain.
Recently, the Department of Military Science (Ministry of National Defense) worked with the Military Science and Technology Institute on the results of military science work in 2025 and orientations and tasks for 2026.
The report at the working session said that in 2025, the Military Science and Technology Institute proactively researched and applied many scientific and technological topics, initiatives, and effective and valuable technical improvements.
Successfully produced and manufactured many high-quality national defense products, civil products and many new types of weapons, with high combat-technical features, suitable for the modern combat requirements of the Army.
Dr. Duong Minh Hai, Director of the Department of Military Science - suggested that in the coming time, it is necessary to focus on researching base technologies and core technologies directly serving the development of strategically significant weapons and equipment, improving and modernizing weapons and equipment, meeting the requirements of building an army.
Along with that, proactively research, apply, and master advanced and modern technologies, such as: Nuclear technology, quantum technology, biotechnology... in the military.
At the Conference to thoroughly grasp the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress in early February 2026, General Phan Van Giang - Member of the Politburo, Minister of National Defense - raised contents related to the construction of the defense industry.
General Phan Van Giang emphasized that the 14th Congress identified: Promoting breakthroughs in the development of self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-strengthening, dual-use, and modern defense industry.
Along with continuing to affirm dual-use and modernity in the Documents of the XIII Congress, the XIV Congress added the elements of "autonomy, self-reliance, self-strengthening, modernity" in the development of the defense industry to promote internal strength and self-reliance towards strategic autonomy throughout the process from research to production and development; constantly innovate and apply high technology, ensuring increasingly high quality.
Mastering some basic and core technologies; researching, designing, and successfully manufacturing many types of modern and high-tech weapons and equipment.
Defense industrial products are increasingly diverse, dual-use, quality-assured, making positive contributions to strengthening national defense and security potential and the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country.
In a letter to officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, workers and national defense officials, workers throughout the army, militia and reserve forces nationwide on the occasion of Binh Ngo Spring 2026, General Phan Van Giang clearly stated that entering Binh Ngo 2026, a year of great significance in implementing the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress, the Resolution of the 12th Party Congress of the Army and the direction of Comrade To Lam, General Secretary, Secretary of the Central Military Commission on "2 steadfastness, 2 promoting, 2 preventing", the motto "5 solid" and the goal "Determined to research and produce advanced and modern weapons and equipment"; building a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern People's Army, making many new feats and achievements, excellently completing all assigned tasks; contributing to the entire Party and people to be self-reliant, self-strengthening, confident, and advancing strongly in the era of national rise, for peace, independence, democracy, prosperity, prosperity, civilization, happiness,
