Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh made the request during his working visit to the factory, an affiliate of the Air Defense - Air Force Service, on March 31.

The deputy defense minister was accompanied by leaders of the General Department of Technical Services, the Air Defense - Air Force Service, representatives of functional agencies under the Ministry of National Defense and the Air Defense - Air Force Service.

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Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh speaks at the event.

At the working session, Senior Captain Do Van Tai, the factory’s director reported that since early 2021, the factory has achieved all assigned targets and missions, especially those related to major repair and increase of lifespan of Su-22, Su-27, and Su-30. The factory has also verified and repaired measuring instruments; repaired specialized vehicles and charging stations; produced spare parts and technical supplies to serve combat readiness and training missions of the Air Defense - Air Force Service.

On checking the real situation of the factory, General Vinh acknowledged the outcomes gained by the factory over the past time. He highlighted the factory’s projects, saying that after their completion, they have helped raise capacity of repairing aircraft, specialized vehicles and machines as well as production level of aviation technical materials to meet the requirements of repairing new generations of weapons and technical equipment, such as Su-27 and Su-30. These have contributed to the completion of training and combat readiness duties of units under the Air Defense - Air Force Service.

Urging the factory to accelerate the progress of its projects, General Vinh  required the factory to pay due attention to technological process and legal basis, continue to monitor and evaluate the technical conditions and quality of key aircraft models which have been repaired and whose lifespan has been increased.

The deputy defense minister asked functional agencies of the Ministry of National Defense and the Air Defense - Air Force Service to keep a close watch on and work closely with the factory to address difficulties and obstacles facing the factory in a timely manner.

Translated by Mai Huong