List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Ground Forces

During the First Indochina War (1946–1954), Vietnam War (1955–1975), Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1977–1989), Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) and the Sino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979– 1991 (1979–1991), the Vietnam People's Ground Force relied almost entirely on Soviet-derived weapons and equipment systems. With the end of the Cold War in 1992 Soviet military equipment subsidies ended and Vietnam began the use of hard currency and barter to buy weapons and equipment.

Personal equipment

=== Combat helmets === Optronic Device & Observation System ===Night-vision devices === === Communication equipment === === Body armor === === Camouflage patterns === == Infantry weapons ==

Infantry weapons

Weapons attachments === Pistols === === Submachine guns === === Assault rifles === === Shotguns === === Machine guns === === Sniper rifles === === Mortars === === Grenade launchers === === Rocket-propelled Grenade (RPG) / Anti-armor weapon === === Portable anti-drone weapons === == Munition ==

Munition

=== Land mines === Breaching charge Loitering munitions ==Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV)==

[[Armoured Fighting Vehicle]] (AFV)

=== Tanks === === Infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) === === Armored personnel carriers (APC) === === Armored cars === == Artillery ==

Artillery

=== Towed artillery === === Self-propelled artillery === ===Mortar carriers=== === Rocket / Missile artillery === == Air defense ==

Air defense

The Military Balance of 2024 from the International Institute for Strategic Studies reported that Vietnam possessed approximately 12,000 guns, including ZSU-23-4 and towed anti-aircraft artillery in calibers of 14.5mm, 30mm, 37mm, 57mm, 85mm, and 100mm. The 85mm gun is possibly the KS-12/K-52. Additionally, Vietnam had a point defense system comprising the 9K32 Strela-2, 9K310 Igla-1, and 9K38 Igla. === Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) === === Anti-aircraft artillery === == UAV ==

Electronic warfare (EW)

Established in 1992, the Department of Electronic Warfare is part of the Vietnam People's Army. == CBRN Reconnaissance ==

[[Military engineering vehicle|Engineering vehicles]]

== Logistic / Utility Vehicle ==

Former

Infantry weapons Pistols Submachine guns Assault rifles Machine guns Sniper rifles Grenade launchers Mortars Rocket-propelled Grenade (RPG) / Anti-armor weapon Artillery Towed artillery Self-propelled artillery / Mobile artillery Air defense Anti-aircraft artillery == Development ==

Development

This section includes weapons in planning, development, or testing phases. Existing systems being modified remain in notes. Infantry Weapon ==== Assault Rifle ==== ==== Anti-tank mine ==== ==== Mortar ==== Ground vehicles Tanks Armored personnel carriers (APC) Artillery Rocket / Missile artillery Self-propelled artillery Air defense Anti-aircraft artillery == Procurement ==

Procurement

Infantry weapon Rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) / Anti-Armor weapon Ground vehicles Vietnam signed a 2002–2005 military-technical cooperation agreement with Ukraine to upgrade armor and artillery, and improve co-production and repair. It also signed with Russia and developed domestic production and repair capabilities. Tanks ==== Self-propelled artillery / Mobile artillery ==== == See also ==

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