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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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.

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