Photo: Second parade drill for 80th National Day
VGP - As many as 16,000 officers and soldiers from the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday joined the second joint rehearsal for the military parade and march celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 – 2025) and National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025).
The joint rehearsal begins with the traditional torch relay, followed by a flag-raising ceremony. Following the marching formations were military vehicles and specialised police vehicles - Photo: Zing
Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Nghia, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People's Army (VPA), and head of the Subcommittee of Parade and Marching Organisation under the Ministry of National Defence, preside over the rehearsal - Photo: Zing
The military parade and march feature 18 stationary and 43 marching formations - Photo: Zing
Photo: Zing
Photo: Zing
Especially, the rehearsal features modern weapons and equipment, including tanks, armoured vehicles, missiles, artillery, radar systems, and specialised military gear for electronic warfare, engineering, communications, and chemical units - Photo: Zing
Many of these were developed by Viet Nam’s defence industry, such as the Truong Son missile system, XCB-01 infantry fighting vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and radar systems - Photo: Zing
The display aims to show the mobility and high combat readiness of the the Viet Nam People's Army and security forces - Photo: Zing
