PANO – The General Department of Techniques, under the Defence Ministry, officially opened the whole-army tank-armour technical competition 2012, on October 8th, with the participation of Major-General Le Xuan Phuong, Head of Arm-level Technical Department of the General Department of Techniques.

This year’s event attracted 47 regiments and brigades from military zones, corps, arms and tank-armoured units of the General Staff, General Department of Defence Intelligence and Commands in provinces and cities across the country.

The contestants will compete in categories of good tank-armour equipment, activities in technique days and service stations, and knowledge about regulations and instructions of the Defence Ministry and Party Central Military Commission on techniques.

The competition, lasting until October 25th, aims to build regular tank-armour technical equipment and technical regularity, upgrade new weapons and technical equipment, and promote troops’ skills to meet demand for new missions.

Translated by Van Hieu