National flag-raising ceremony of the HQ-182 Hanoi submarine, and the HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh City submarine (Khanh Hoa, 2014). (Photo: VNA)
Live-fire training at sea of the Naval Region 2 High Command (2021). (Photo: VNA)
Brigade 167, Naval Region 2, enhances night training for soldiers to improve their performance as well as enhance coordination in carrying out missions. (Photo: VNA)
Mechanised Battalion 474 under Group M 47 (Navy) always fulfills tasks and combat readiness training exercises. (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnam People’s Navy is the key force safeguarding the sovereignty of the sea, islands, and continental shelf of the Fatherland, ensuring a peaceful and stable environment for the nation and the region. (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnam People’s Navy overcomes all difficulties and hardships, remains calm, clever, resolute, persistent, and skillfully handles situations, avoids being passive or surprised, and maintains a peaceful and stable environment of the national sea and islands. (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnam People’s Navy has five combat forces: Surface ships; Submarines; Naval Air Force; Coastal Artillery - Missiles; Marine Corps - Naval Special Forces, and logistics, engineering, and military science and technology research forces. (Photo: VNA)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (centre) visits the Navy’s 189th Submarine Brigade (Khanh Hoa, March 12, 2022). (Photo: VNA)
60 years of Navy’s first victory
Vietnam People's Navy: A proud, essential force at sea
Sixty years have passed since the first battle of the Vietnam People’s Navy (August 2 and 5, 1964), but the heroic spirit and lessons from that victory remain invaluable today. They continue to inspire the Navy to build a revolutionary, disciplined, elite, and modern force, contributing to the cause of national development and defense.
