    |
 |
At the conference hosted by the Department of Science and Technology
|
In 2017, the whole army carried out
eight national-level projects and was engaged in nine subjects of the nation’s key scientific and
technological programs and 125 scientific and technological topics at the
Ministry of National Defense level, ensuring the set plans and progress.
Furthermore, they applied scientific and technological research outcomes in
real situations, contributing to improving
the army’s integrated quality and combat strength.
In 2018, the Department of Science
and Technology under the Ministry of National Defense will continue embracing
and seriously implementing resolutions and directives on science and technology
and environment from higher levels, to promote progress of the army’s main
scientific and technological programs and projects.
* The Department of Standards,
Measurements and Quality under the Ministry of National Defense will
concentrate on doing scientific and technological research and bring into full
play technical improvement initiatives to help modernize all measurement
equipment.
* With good leadership over key
missions in 2017, including the maintenance of combat readiness duties, search
and rescue, innovations in training and exercises, improved combined quality of
armed forces and the upholding of border sovereignty, social order and
political security, the Party Committee and Command of Military Region 1 in
2018 will further cooperate with local authorities to build a firm defensive
area, build a contingent of militia and self-defense and reserve forces to meet
assigned missions while promoting exercises in line with each plan and ensuring
logistical and technical services.
* Highlights in 2017 of Military
Region 4 included serious maintenance of combat readiness duties, following
closely local developments, comprehensive implementation of all working aspects
to fulfill all set military-defense goals, active involvement in overcoming
aftermaths of natural disasters and in search and rescue with the engagement of
56,735 arrivals of cadres and troops and 586 vehicles of different types.
|
 |
At the conference held by Military Region 9
|
* In 2018, the Party Committee and
Command of Military Region 5 will focus their leadership on building a defense
area in close attachment with building a strong whole-people’s defense,
improving the armed forces’ integrated quality, professionalism, strength and
ability of combat readiness, maintaining political stability and peaceful
environment for local socio-economic development and more.
* Next year, Military Region 9 will
manage, grasp thoroughly, evaluate and forecast precisely situations on
security-defense. It will also comprehensively and effectively realize
directives and regulations on combat readiness while strictly observing duty
regulations, improving combat readiness ability of the region’s armed forces as
well as giving timely solutions to any circumstances and situations as they
arise.
* In 2017, the Naval Service
performed fully their tasks, especially defending strategic targets as well as
the national sovereignty over seas and islands and mastering new staff weapons
and equipment.
In 2018, the Service will further
tighten discipline, ensure safety of all operations, continue to effectively
promote political and ideological education and build a firm political stance
for cadres and troops to fully complete all assigned missions.
* The Coast Guard Command’s
affiliated units handled 33 incidents at sea and gave aid and assistance to 228
distressed fishermen this year.
Next year, it will improve its
patrol efficiency, continue to maintain security, order and safety in national
waters, receive and build patrol boats of a new generation, further implement
the model “Coast guards support fishermen” and be determined to defend the
national sovereignty over seas and national interests at sea.
* The military medical sector plans
to ensure military medical service for all missions, especially combat
readiness and unscheduled/unexpected situations and apply and develop new
techniques to better the care for both troops and people as well as improve
preventive healthcare in the coming year.
* In 2018, the Tank and Armored Arm
will grasp thoroughly the skills required for tank-armored force, give timely
suggestion and updates to the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of
National Defense on organizing, building and using the tank-armored force,
improve training and combat readiness quality to meet requirements in the
current period.
Translated by Mai Huong