  {{infobox national military |country = vietnam |name = vietnam people's army |native_name = quÃ¢n Äá»i nhÃ¢n dÃ¢n viá»t nam |image = center|border|300px |caption = flag of vietnam people's army. slogan translates as "determined to win." |founded = december 22, 1944 |branches = |headquarters=hanoi, vietnam |commander-in-chief=general secretary nguyá»n phÃº trá»ngpresident trÆ°Æ¡ng táº¥n sang |commander-in-chief_title=chairman&nbsp;of&nbsp;central military&nbsp;commissioncommander-in-chief |minister = general phÃ¹ng quang thanh |minister_title = minister of defence |commander = colonel general Äá» bÃ¡ tá»µ |commander_title = chief of staff |age = 18â25 years old |conscription = 18 months for all able-bodied men |active = ground forces: 412,000iiss military balance 2008, routledge for the iiss, london, 2008, p.408air forces, navy, border defence force, marine police: unknown |title = |ranked = |reserve = |deployed = paramilitary: 40,000 |amount = us $7.8 billion (military balance 2013) |percent_gdp = 5% (2013 est.) |domestic_suppliers = viettel mobile hong ha shipbuilding company (z173) 189 shipbuilding company (z189)song thu shipbuilding company (z124)service flight corporationgroup 55915 companyprecision engineering 17 company (z117)ba son trust-company |foreign_suppliers =  |imports =  |exports = |history = [[military history of vietn
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