![]() ![]() They are gradually replacing older helmets in all branches of the Army. Limited use with Special Forces, Border Guards, and the Navy. The cap's camouflage print is worn matching with field fatigues during patrols. Standard issue soft cover, consisting of a four point front panel and an elastic backstrap. Commonly worn by enlisted members with their dress uniforms and during light training. Traditional standard issue hard hat, used as the army's utility and barracks cover. It is used for training exercises and combat drill. The PAVN's standard issue bump shell is a hard plastic replica of the PASGT helmets. Used by People's Army of Vietnam Special Forces. and European weapons while facing numerous political, historical, and financial barriers, as they cannot continue to rely on Soviet and Chinese weapons especially due to the increasing tensions in the South China Sea dispute. Since 2015, Vietnam has begun exploring purchases of U.S. ![]() A Vietnamese soldier holding the previous standard issued rifle, the IWI ACE 32. Vietnam also plans to develop its defence industry, with priority placed on the Navy, combined with assistance from its former communist allies, India, and Japan. ![]() For example, Vietnam has purchased a number of combat aircraft and warships with the capability to operate in high seas. Currently most defence procurement programs focus on remedying this priority. Accordingly, Vietnam has been slow to develop naval and air forces to control shallow waters and its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). From the end of the 1990s the Government of Vietnam has announced the acquisition of a number of strategic systems equipped with modern weapons. The government does not conduct procurement phases or major upgrades of weapons. Vietnam prioritises economic development and growth while maintaining defense spending. Vietnamese Army troops on Spratly Island. 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. People's Army of Vietnamĭuring 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. The roundel that is featured on most VPA's armed military vehicles. ![]()
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