page_title: List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Ground Forces
section_title: Infantry weapons
hierarchical_section_title: List of equipment of the Vietnam People's Ground Forces / Infantry weapons
caption_attribution_description: Tiếng Việt: Chiến sĩ bộ binh cơ giới sử dụng súng Galil ACE 32 trên xe bọc thép BMP-1. English: Vietnamese infantry uses a Galil ACE 32 assault rifle on BMP-1.
context_page_description: During the Vietnam War and the Cambodian–Vietnamese War, the Vietnam People's Ground Forces relied almost entirely on Soviet-derived weapons and equipment systems. 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.
  Vietnam prioritises economic development and growth while maintaining defense spending. The government does not conduct procurement phases or major upgrades of weapons. From the end of the 1990s the Government of Vietnam has announced the acquisition of a number of strategic systems equipped with modern weapons. Accordingly, Vietnam has been slow to develop naval and air forces to control shallow waters and its exclusive economic zone. Currently most defence procurement programs focus on remedying this priority. For example, Vietnam has purchased a number of combat aircraft and warships with the capability to operate in high seas. 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.
caption: A Vietnamese soldier holding the new standard issue rifle, the IWI ACE 32. (2017)
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