On December 17, at Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defense held a rehearsal for the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024. Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, and Deputy Minister of National Defense attended and chaired the rehearsal ceremony.
The rehearsal program includes official contents such as: Art performances; flag-raising ceremony; fighter jet and helicopter flight performances; and about 2,200 officers and special forces soldiers performing martial arts, demonstrating the strength of the Vietnam People's Army.
Speaking at the rehearsal and drawing lessons from the experience, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defense, highly appreciated and commended the active training spirit of officers, soldiers and artists from agencies and units inside and outside the army.
The General affirmed that the Rehearsal Ceremony demonstrated the thorough and thorough preparation in terms of facilities, equipment, personnel, as well as the management and assurance of the ceremonies and festivals. The Exhibition Organizing Committee needs to continue reviewing, supplementing and perfecting the stages to ensure the success of the Opening Ceremony.
On the sidelines of the rehearsal to prepare for the upcoming Exhibition, Lieutenant Colonel Pham Viet Thinh, Party Secretary, Chairman of Mechanical Company 25 - Factory Z125 said that the unit will participate in the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 with 6 typical products, including: SPL-40 barrel grenade launcher, SPL-79 40mm grenade launcher, SPL-6 40mm grenade launcher, SCT-7 40mm anti-tank gun, SCT-9 73mm anti-tank gun, SC-100 100mm mortar. These are all key products under the Z125 brand, ensuring stability, high tactical features and have created trust among soldiers in the process of performing training and combat readiness tasks. Notably, these products were all brought by Factory Z125 to the first Vietnam International Defense Exhibition in 2022 and left a clear impression on visitors and many businesses participating in the exhibition.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Pham Viet Thinh, after participating in the 2022 exhibition, the Z125 Factory has gained a lot of experience, starting from the stage of making a list of selected products to display, arranging and decorating the product display area and introducing products to visitors at the exhibition. The factory has also visited and learned many new products from other countries as well as product introduction methods, which can then be applied to the unit's products.
“The product branded Z125 will contribute, together with other units in the General Department of Defense Industry in particular and the Ministry of National Defense in general, to enhancing the image and position of Vietnam's defense industry in the coming time. Thereby, helping to strengthen and expand defense cooperation and foreign relations with international partners; affirming Vietnam's peaceful defense and self-defense policy; creating trust with international friends, contributing to protecting the Fatherland early and from afar", emphasized Senior Lieutenant Colonel Pham Viet Thinh.
According to the latest update from the Organizing Committee, this year's exhibition will have 242 domestic and international units and enterprises confirming their participation in displaying products. Vietnam has 77 units participating in the exhibition, including the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel), factories Z111, Z113, Z131, Z175, member companies of the General Department of Defense Industry, and companies under the Ministry of National Defense. In addition, 69 types of weapons and equipment researched, developed and produced by the Vietnam People's Army from 2022 to present will also be displayed here.
Source: https://daidoanket.vn/tong-duyet-trien-lam-quoc-phong-quoc-te-viet-nam-2024-10296695.html
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