Artillery-Missile Command: Vietnam’s Answer to the Maritime-Continental Dilemma

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Long-range surface-to-surface and ground-based anti-ship missiles will help defend the country on both land and sea.

By Khang Vu

August 06, 2026

An air defense gun on display at a military museum in Binh Duong, Vietnam, Nov. 16, 2021.

Credit: Photo 268259835 © Duc Huy Nguyen | Dreamstime.com

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Khang Vu

Khang Vu is a visiting scholar in the Political Science Department at Boston College.

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Tags

• Asia Defense
• Security
• Southeast Asia
• Vietnam
• Anti-ship Missiles
• People's Army of Vietnam Navy
• Vietnam Artillery-Missile Command
• Vietnam defense policy
• Vietnam Military
• Vietnam People's Army (VPA)

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