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General Technical Department /
General Department of Engineering (TCKT)

The General Technical Department / General Department of Engineering is the leading technical agency of the Vietnam People's Army with the function of advising and assuring techniques for the military, with functional departments responsible for ensuring technical safety. art for military zones, corps, military service, and military service.

Military technical work is one aspect of the Party's work, the work of the commander in the Vietnam People's Army. The position and role of military engineering is very important in the war of national liberation, the war for national defense and the construction of a revolutionary, regular and elite army, step by step, modern and guaranteed for the army ready to fight and win in all situations. In the last phase of the resistance war against the US and national salvation, the General Technical Department of the Vietnam People's Army was established. The Party Committee, Party Committee of the General Department of Technology, with the leadership function of the General Department of Vietnam, has successfully completed the task "... assisting the Minister of National Defense in directing the maintenance and management of equipment and technical assurance in the entire army. military engineering research and direct management of defense factories " (Decree 211 dated September 10, 1974 of the Government Council on the establishment of the General Technical Department).

The General Technical Department was charged with implementation of the plan to produce additional weapons and technical equipment in order to meet the urgent demands of the war in the South. The General Department of Technology held a conference to discuss implementation leadership policies and measures. Party Committee of the General Department focused on measures to produce all kinds of infantry guns, bullets and mortars, shells and artillery. The General Department has organized a force to recover raw materials and materials from the Northern provinces, in the Southern battlefields, to ensure production and recovery.

Over the decades of building, fighting and serving combat, the Party Committee of the General Technical Department has led and organized the implementation of military engineering well, making an important contribution to the victory of the war against the US , save the country; on the victory of two wars to protect the Fatherland in the southwest border, the northern border and on international duty, as well as in the current national construction and defense.

Lieutenant General Le Quy Dam, Chairman of the General Technical Department, stated: On September 10, 1974, a new General Technical Department was officially established. The birth of the General Technical Department marks an important development step of our army and military engineering industry. The strategic advisory agency at the Ministry of National Defense shall perform the task of managing and directing the technical work of the entire army. Immediately after its establishment, the General Department of Engineering focused on directing agencies and units to urgently research and manufacture 120, 160 mm mortars and guns; DKZ 75, DKZ 82 mm; at the same time directing the guarantee of thousands of tons of weapons, ammunition and ammunition for the battlefield; dispatched hundreds of officers, technical staff to combat units to directly direct the repair and recovery of "taking enemy weapons to fight the enemy", meeting the requirements of the front and major campaigns, such as : Tay Nguyen Campaign.

Entering the new revolutionary stage, the General Department of Technology promptly reorganized the force organization, built a system of technical facilities, system of defense enterprises, and ensured weapons to be equipped for the task. ready to fight to protect the Fatherland and participate in the production of economic goods, contribute to national construction ... Especially in the past years, the General Technical Department has always focused on building the Party Committee, building the General Department. comprehensive strength. All levels have effectively implemented many solutions to build a politically strong General Department in the new situation, associated with the implementation of Central Resolution 4 (Session XI and Session XII) on Party building, reorganizing the Party, to build a strong political, ideological, organizational and ethical Party Committee at General Technical Department; building strong comprehensive agencies and units, internal unity and unity; building the tradition of "Active, creative, self-reliant,

The General Department has many warehouses, stations, factories, factories, schools, research institutes, centers, groups are stationed in 22 provinces and cities; in which, many depots are stationed in remote areas, key areas of political security, social order and safety; where ethnic minorities, religious people are concentrated, socio-economic conditions are difficult, with low educational level and many customs. Under the guise of "nation", "religion", "democracy", "human rights", hostile forces have increased their activities against the Party, State, and Army, dividing the mass unity of the entire people. ethnic group, army-people solidarity, promoting "self-development", "self-transformation", "politicization" of the Army. Therefore, the implementation of the emulation movement of "Good Civil Maneuvers" and the building of "A good civil service unit" focused on the key contents by agencies and units of the General Department.

The General Department directs agencies and units to closely coordinate with the Provincial People's Committee, the mass mobilization agencies of the Provincial Military Command and local mass organizations to sign the program to coordinate and help special communes. Difficulties in remote areas. With the motto towards grassroots, directly helping people to develop economy, culture, society, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, focusing on key areas of ethnic minorities, religions, the General Department's units have be proactive, creative, improve the quality of fellowship activities, outdoor training combined with mobilization, helping people tens of thousands of working days to renovate and upgrade roads, irrigation canals, bridges and sewers Defense missions combined with civilian. Officers and soldiers always stick to facilities and areas, "eat together, live together, work together, speak the national language", make the people believe, and the people understand and follow. to directly support ethnic minorities with seedlings and seedlings for production.

On 10 September 2019, in Hanoi, the Party Committee and Commander of the General Technical Department (Ministry of Defense) held a meeting to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the unit's traditional day (September 10, 1974 - September 10, 2016 ) and received the First Class National Defense Order. Attending the meeting, there were General Ngo Xuan Lich, member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the Military Commissioner, Minister of National Defense; members of the Central Committee of the Party, leaders, former leaders of the Ministry of Defense, the Political General Department of the People's Army (Peoples' Army); Representatives of agencies, units, academies, schools in the whole army.

On 29 June 2020, the General Department of Engineering (TCKT) held a preliminary work meeting for the first 6 months of 2020 in an online form at the General Headquarters and 8 unit bridges. Major General Tran Minh Duc, Chairman of GSO chaired the conference.

Attending the conference at the headquarters of the headquarters bridge were: Major General Tran Duy Hung, Secretary of the Party Committee, Political Commissar of TCKT and comrades in the Party Committee, Commander of the Corporation; representatives of departments, general departments.

Report at the conference showed that, in the first 6 months of 2020, TCKT has performed well the function of researching, advising and proposing to the Central Military Commission (QUTW), Ministry of Defense (Ministry of Defense) on technical work. Notably, it advised the National Defense Ministry to report and approved by the Prime Minister the implementation plan of Project 324-KT for the period of 2019-2020; propose the need of repairing bullets level 3, 4 and synchronous production to ensure training, SSC; continue buying cars according to the decision; advises and promulgate technical assurance orders for forces engaged in sea and island protection operations. The General Department has directed the entire branch to ensure sufficient quantity, quality and synchronization of weapons and technical equipment (VKTBKT) for the tasks; focus on the mission of SSC, rescue, rescue, training to fire real bullets for new soldiers, practice and participate in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic ... Factories have actively created sources, implementing plans to repair and improve VKTBKT, production of technical materials. Agencies and units in the General Department have strictly implemented the building of a regular order, obeying the discipline, implementing the "Year of Discipline and Discipline 2020" in the army. The General Department has reported to the National Office of the Government on the project to adjust the technical organization force to 2021 and subsequent years; well organize the training of new soldiers, in-service training and training, check the readiness to mobilize reserve soldiers and technical means according to the plan.

Speaking at the conclusion of the conference, Major General Tran Minh Duc praised the results achieved by agencies and units in the General Department in the first 6 months of the year. At the same time, frankly pointed out the limitations and shortcomings that need to be overcome and rectified. The Chairman of the Technical Corporation requested that, in the last 6 months of 2020, the agencies and units of TCKT should focus on advising and proposing plans and projects on technical equipment to the Central Committee and the National Assembly; target plans and programs to implement key projects ...; updating schools; continue to implement cooperation programs with foreign countries; coordinated with other agencies to develop a 70-year profile on defense cooperation between Vietnam and the Soviet Union (Russian Federation).

Along with that, continue to direct the technical specialties, the entire army units to promptly, sufficiently ensure the quantity and quality of VKTBKT for the tasks; firmly maintained, synchronize VKTBKT for units in charge of SSC; monitoring, evaluating and implementing programs and projects on technical equipment; organize the inspection and propose to check, handle and remove level 5 VKTBKT military equipment to ensure safety; focus on leadership, direct good preparation of content and successfully organize the direct superior party congress at grassroots level and the 10th Congress of the Party Committee of TCKTKT, term 2020-2025; contests, sports, industry training. Major General Tran Minh Duc and Major General Tran Duy Hung awarded the Friendship Medal of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the leaders and former leaders of the Corporation. At the conference, the Head of TCKT presented the Friendship Medal of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the leaders and former leaders of the Corporation and awarded the Government's Emulation Flag; Emulation flags, certificates of merit of BQP for collectives and individuals with many achievements in performing tasks. Next, Major General Tran Duy Hung, Secretary of Party Committee, Political Committee of Finance and Industry launched the emulation in the last 6 months of 2020 in the entire agencies and general departments.

On 30 July 2020, in Hanoi, the Party Committee of the General Technical Department opened the tenth Congress of Delegates, term 2020 - 2025. Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Military Party Central Committee, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Army attended and delivered a speech to direct the Congress. Attending the meeting were representatives of the Head of Organization Department, Department of Propaganda and Training, Department of Security Protection of the Military / General Department of Politics; School Department, Department of Military Training, Office / General Staff Office; Central Military Commission Inspection Committee; The comrades were former Secretary of the Party Committee, former Chairman of the General Technical Department over time and 255 elite delegates representing more than 11,000 Party members in the entire Party.

In the term 2015 - 2020, the Party Committee of the General Department of Technology always thoroughly grasp the Party's line and point of view, demanding the task of defending the Fatherland in the new situation; unite, unify, actively innovate, proactively overcome difficulties, leaders of the General Department have basically completed the objectives and targets of the Resolution of the 9th General Assembly of the Party Committee of the General Assembly. : well perform the function of providing strategic advice to the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense on technical work; proactively formulating and implementing strategic projects of the Engineering sector; ensure the sufficient quantity and quality of weapons and technical equipment for the missions; the system of warehouses, factories, stations, workshops is invested to improve capacity and ensure safety; directing the entire army to effectively implement the campaign"Management and exploitation of weapons, good technical equipment, durable, safe, economical and Traffic safety" . Actively researching and implementing solutions to build a politically strong General Department in the new situation; strictly maintain the formal order, discipline management, and readiness regime; to accelerate the increase in army production and health care; ensure adequate and timely budget for the tasks, regimes and policies for cadres, soldiers, and employees. Deploying many practical and effective solutions to build a strong political, ideological, organizational and ethical Party Committee; improve the comprehensive leadership capacity, the fighting strength of the Party Committees at all levels, the party organization, the quality and capacity of the cadres and party members to ensure the successful implementation of all assigned tasks.

Promoting the tradition of "Active, creative, self-reliant, self-reliant"As a result, in the past term, the term 2020 - 2025, the Party Committee of the General Department of Technology continues to promote innovation and creativity; take the initiative in advising the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and directing units in the whole army to well perform technical work. Focusing on leading and effective implementation of Politburo's Resolution No. 15-NQ / TW on securing weapons to equip the Vietnam People's Army, Resolution No. 382-NQ / ÐUQSTW of the Central Military Party (now the Central Military Commission) on technical work leadership in the new situation; ensure the sufficient quantity, quality and synchronization of weapons and technical equipment for the tasks; exploiting, mastering and securing techniques for weapons, new technical equipment and high technologies; improving and modernizing weapons and technical equipment; investment in enhancing the facility's capacity to ensure the technique, the arsenal system, and technical equipment; promote the application of scientific and technological achievements in technical work; Construction Engineeringregular, streamlined, compact, strong, consistent and consistent . Continue to lead and direct the effective implementation of resolutions and directives on Party building, building a contingent of cadres associated with the implementation of Central Resolution 4 (Session XII) on construction and regulation. Party and Directive No. 05-CT / TW of the Politburo (term XII) on promoting learning and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style. Building a strong Party Committee of the General Department of politics, thought, organization and ethics; The General Department is strongly and comprehensively "exemplary, typical", ready to receive and successfully complete all assigned tasks.

The Party committees and commanders at all levels in the General Department have always thoroughly grasped and strictly implemented the above resolutions, directives and instructions on special advocacy and propaganda, associated with the Directive No. 05-CT / TW of the Politburo (Session XII), Directive No. 87-CT / TVQUTW of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission on promoting learning and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style . The regular and thematic leadership resolutions of the party committees at all levels, the work plan of the commander, the party work plan, the political work of the units all clearly define the undertakings, tasks and targets. measures to implement the mobilization work and the emulation movement "Good people mobilization", to build "a good mobilization unit" associated with the emulation movement of winning. The contents and tasks are concretized into the objectives, emulation targets and party work plans, political work, work plan month, quarter and year of the agency or unit.

From the first day of its establishment up to now, the Party Committee of the General Technical Department has regularly received the attention and direction of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of Defense; the direction and assistance of the General Staff Department, the General Political Department, the General Department of Logistics and the agencies of the Ministry of Defense; the coordination and assistance of ministries, branches and party committees and local authorities throughout the country. Through the periods, the Party Committee of the General Department of Technology has always focused on implementing the goal of building a clean and strong Party and cell, building a contingent of exemplary pioneering cadres and party members. All levels in the Party Committee unite and unite, promote the role of political leadership, build strong units; ensure adequate, timely and synchronous weapons and technical equipment for the armed forces to fight, be ready to fight, train and build professional cadres and soldiers.