President Ho Chi Minh visits and extends Lunar New Year wishes to officers and soldiers of Regiment 921 – the Red Star Air Force Brigade on the occasion of the 1967 Lunar New Year (February 9, 1967). (Photo: VNA)
General Vo Nguyen Giap visits and extends Lunar New Year wishes to officers and soldiers of Regiment 921 – the Red Star Air Force Brigade on the occasion of the 1975 Lunar New Year (January 1975). (Photo: VNA)
During the resistance war against foreign invasion, the Vietnam People's Air Force, alongside the military and people nationwide, achieved remarkable victories, significantly contributing to national liberation. In the photo: A Vietnamese MiG-21 fighter takes off to engage enemy aircraft during the 12-day-and-night battle, securing the historic "Ha Noi – Dien Bien Phu in the air" victory. (Photo: VNA Archives)
Pilot Pham Tuan (right) becomes Vietnam’s first astronaut, flying into space aboard Soyuz 37 alongside Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Gorbatko on July 23, 1980. (Photo: VNA)
Pilots Tran Hanh and Pham Ngoc Lan (right), two outstanding Vietnamese Air Force pilots who downed multiple US aircraft, review combat footage after successfully completing a mission. (Photo: VNA)
Naval aviation forces conduct training at DK1 platform. (Photo: VNA)
A soldier from Helicopter Regiment 916 – Ba Vi Brigade (Division 371) performs a parachute jump from a height of 1,200 meters. (Photo: VNA)
A soldier from Helicopter Regiment 916 – Ba Vi Brigade (Division 371) performs a parachute jump from a height of 1,200 meters. (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnam People's Air Force is equipped with modern Su-30MK2 fighter jets, realising the policy of advancing directly to modernisation. (Photo: VNA)
A Mi-17 helicopter heads toward its target, launching a full salvo of rockets to suppress enemy fire during the 2024 Hanoi Defensive Area Exercise. (Photo: VNA)
70 years of Vietnam People's Air Force: For the cause of defending nation's skies
Over the past 70 years (March 3, 1955 – March 3, 2025), the Vietnam People's Air Force has continuously developed, matured, and fulfilled its tasks as a key force in protecting the homeland’s airspace, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Today, the Air Defense – Air Force (ADAF) is being further strengthened to be revolutionary, regular, seasoned, and gradually modernised to meet the demands of the new era.
