At the ceremony, the General Staff of Military Region 5 announced the Decision of the Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army on the establishment of the Unmanned Vehicle Battalion directly under the General Staff of the Military Region. At the same time, the unit also announced decisions to establish the Battalion Party Committee, directly affiliated Party organizations and appoint personnel for the first term of the Party Committee.
Lieutenant General Le Ngoc Hai - Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 5 - emphasized that the establishment of the Unmanned Vehicle Battalion stems from the practical requirements of the task of protecting the Fatherland in the new situation, in line with the development trend of military art and modern combat methods. This is an important policy in the roadmap for building a elite and modern Vietnam People's Army.
According to the Commander of Military Region 5, the Unmanned Vehicle Battalion is a new specialized combat force, playing an increasingly important role in performing combat missions in the air, ground and water. The reality of recent conflicts in the world shows that unmanned vehicles are creating profound changes in combat methods, contributing to improving combat effectiveness and limiting loss of personnel and equipment.
To quickly put the new unit into stable and effective operation, Lieutenant General Le Ngoc Hai requested the Party Committee and Battalion commanders to thoroughly grasp the position and importance of a high-tech combat unit. The collective of officers and soldiers needs to promote the spirit of proactiveness, overcome initial difficulties to complete the assigned tasks.
The Commander of Military Region 5 directed the unit to focus on consolidating the Party organization and command organization; quickly assign specific tasks to officers and staff; organize training and professional development to exploit and use technical equipment that has been assigned.
In addition, the Battalion needs to strictly maintain the combat readiness regime, build a regular order, strictly comply with military discipline and State law, and build a comprehensively strong unit to meet the requirements of tasks in the new period.
