Regulations on the System of national defense industry facilities in Vietnam

Regulations on the System of national defense industry facilities in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regulations on the System of national defense industry facilities in Vietnam

Based on the provisions of Article 33 Law on national defense and security industry and industrial mobilization 2024, it is stipulated as follows:

The system of national defense industrial facilities includes:

(1) Core national defense industrial facilities.

(2) Other national defense industrial facilities.

(3) Facilities mobilized to participate in national defense industry.

(4) Industrial mobilization facilities.

Regulations on criteria for and types of core national defense industry facilities in Vietnam

- Core national defense industrial facilities must meet the following criteria:

+ Being an enterprise directly serving defense, security or an organization established per the decision or approval of the Minister of National Defense, or managed by the Ministry of National Defense;

+ Having functions and tasks: research, design, manufacture, production, modification, improvement, modernization, and extending the lifespan of technical weaponry and equipment; repairing technical weaponry and equipment at campaign and strategic levels; producing technical materials; producing products and equipment serving cryptographic activities and cyber warfare; training human resources for national defense industry and industrial mobilization; military commercial activities, providing national defense industrial services; storing strategic-level weaponry and technical materials;

+ Having an organizational structure and personnel equivalent to brigade level and above in the People's Army.

- Core national defense industrial facilities consist of the following forms:

+ One-member limited liability companies as prescribed by enterprise law;

+ Public non-business units;

+ Facilities for storing strategic-level weaponry and technical materials.

- Based on the provisions of Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 34 Law on national defense and security industry and industrial mobilization 2024, the Ministry of National Defense shall establish a list of core national defense industrial facilities for submission to the Prime Minister of Vietnam for approval.

(Article 34 Law on national defense and security industry and industrial mobilization 2024)

Operations of core national defense industry facilities in Vietnam

- Research, design, manufacture, production, repair, modification, improvement, modernization, and extending the lifespan of technical weaponry and equipment serving defense and security; research, design, manufacture, production of technical materials; producing products and equipment serving cryptographic activities, cyber warfare serving defense and security.

- Produce and supply other products and services that ensure the operation of the national defense industry.

- Train human resources for national defense industry and industrial mobilization.

- Transfer technology, documents, instructions, training, practice; participate in product acceptance, production lines; inspect and receive products during the preparation and implementation of industrial mobilization.

- Store strategic-level weaponry and technical materials for national defense industry and industrial mobilization.

- Joint ventures and associations with domestic and foreign organizations, individuals, and enterprises for production and business as prescribed by law.

(Article 35 Law on national defense and security industry and industrial mobilization 2024)

More details can be found in Law on national defense and security industry and industrial mobilization 2024 effective from July 1, 2025.

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