Positions and tasks of national defense industry, security industry, and industrial mobilization in Vietnam

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Positions and tasks of national defense industry, security industry, and industrial mobilization in Vietnam

According to Article 4 of the Law on National Defense and Security Industry and Industrial Mobilization 2024, the position and mission of the defense industry, security industry, and industrial mobilization in Vietnam are prescribed as follows:

(1) Defense industry is a component of the defense and security industry, with the following tasks:

- Carry out defense production;

- Ensure technical weaponry equipment for the people's armed forces, cryptographic and other law enforcement forces;

- Store technical materials for the defense industry and industrial mobilization;

- Train personnel serving the defense industry;

- International cooperation in defense industry;

- Participate in socio-economic development, and implement the country's industrialization and modernization;

- Perform other tasks as stipulated by law.

(2) Security industry is a component of the defense and security industry, with the following tasks:

- Carry out security production;

- Ensure operational technical means for the People's Public Security, cryptographic, and other law enforcement forces;

- Store technical materials for the security industry;

- Train personnel serving the security industry;

- International cooperation in security industry;

- Participate in socio-economic development, and implement the country's industrialization and modernization;

- Perform other tasks as stipulated by law.

(3) Industrial mobilization is a task of defense mobilization, including the following activities:

- Survey, select, register, manage, and monitor the capability of enterprises qualified for industrial mobilization;

- Assess the capability to ensure technical weaponry equipment of core defense industrial bases and other sources to determine industrial mobilization needs;

- Develop industrial mobilization plans;

- Assign tasks, and targets for industrial mobilization; assign tasks, place orders, and bid for the production of industrial mobilization products;

- Complete, manage, and maintain industrial mobilization capacity lines;

- Produce industrial mobilization products;

- Conduct industrial mobilization drills;

- Practice industrial mobilization.

Policies on development of strategic weapons and equipment and special technical devices in Vietnam

According to Article 69 of the Law on National Defense and Security Industry and Industrial Mobilization 2024, the policies on development of strategic weapons and equipment and special technical devices in Vietnam are prescribed as follows:

- The State builds fundamental research programs to develop foundational technologies and core technologies for the manufacture and production of strategically significant technical weaponry and special operational technical means.

- Programs, projects, and research proposals for the design, manufacture, and production of strategically significant technical weaponry and special operational technical means shall enjoy the following policies:

+ Ensure full funding from the state budget and other lawful resources;

+ Program/project boards are authorized to adjust research content, implementation plans, and acceptance checkpoints to move to the next phase to ensure the set objectives;

+ Approval for scientific and technological tasks from research, prototype testing to experimental production; organize product acceptance councils and proceed with experimental production after the research prototype meets basic technical criteria;

+ For urgent tasks, the unit in charge is allowed to upfront or mobilize funds from lawful sources for research, design, manufacture, and experimental production of products according to approved tactical and technical specifications; organize the acceptance council and complete procedures to transition to the next phase;

+ Special mechanisms are applied to implement the purchase of design documents, technology secrets, sample products, specialized materials, and hire foreign experts;

+ Anticipate contingency funds for scientific and technological tasks involving research and manufacture;

+ Support the search for and decoding of new, high technologies;

+ Special investment mechanisms apply for the implementation of scientific and technological tasks as stipulated by law on science and technology.

- The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security shall take primary responsibility and cooperate with relevant ministries and sectors to approve and sign contracts for the implementation of national-level scientific and technological tasks within their management scope.

- The Government of Vietnam provides detailed regulations for clauses 1 and 2 of Article 69 of the Law on National Defense and Security Industry and Industrial Mobilization 2024.

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