Also attending were General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, and leaders of central ministries and branches.

In recent times, the agencies and units of the Ministry of National Defense, led by the General Department of Defense Industry and the Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel), have achieved many breakthrough results in implementing key tasks in the fields of science, technology, innovation, and national defense assigned by the Party, the State, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense. These results directly aim to enhance the country's defense potential.

Specifically, our Army has mastered system design, system integration and core technologies of high-tech defense products, successfully produced and delivered a number of strategic products equipped in the army and effectively served the country's socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh listens to an introduction of some defense industry products. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

Speaking at the working session, acknowledging and praising the achievements, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the breakthrough developments of the defense industry in recent times; emphasizing that defense industry products researched and developed by our Army, especially strategic products, have been and will contribute to creating the foundation for building a proactive, self-reliant, self-reliant, dual-purpose, and modern Vietnamese defense industry; promoting internal strength is the decisive factor; closely connecting and becoming the spearhead of the national industry.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a working session with the Ministry of National Defense and relevant ministries and sectors on promoting the development of the defense industry. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of National Defense to promote the achieved results, continue to perform better the assigned tasks; especially take the lead in effectively implementing Resolution 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo, accelerate the development of the semiconductor chip industry; promote the combined strength to develop the modern defense industry, become the spearhead of the national industry, effectively serve the goals and tasks of protecting and building the country in the new era of prosperous development, for social progress and the well-being and happiness of the people.

Working session scene. (Photo: TRAN HAI)

The Prime Minister emphasized that, based on the assessment of the results and experiences of 2024, ministries and branches will continue to coordinate with the Ministry of National Defense to advise the Party and State on policies and strategies for the development of the defense industry to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation. Focus on closely combining basic scientific research with application, human resource training, expanding and improving infrastructure; research, advise, and build specific, special, and breakthrough policy mechanisms to quickly and qualitatively promote tasks, and meet the tasks assigned by the Party and State.

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