Also attending the working delegation were Lieutenant General Ho Quang Tuan, Director of the General Department of Defense Industry; representatives of the Ministry of National Defense ...

Deputy Minister of National Defense and the working delegation inspected the mechanical workshop of Factory Z125.

Z125 Factory was established on September 7, 1966 with many different military names. After nearly 60 years of construction and development, the Factory has now become a core unit of the Vietnam Defense Industry; invested in and equipped with many types of modern machinery and equipment with the main function of manufacturing and repairing weapons and military technical equipment for the Army to serve training and combat readiness tasks.

The Ministry of National Defense delegation inspected the General Assembly Workshop 1 of Factory 125.

In recent times, along with the successful testing and putting into service of guns such as grenade launchers, mortars, anti-tank guns, etc., Factory Z125 has carried out many scientific and technological research projects to develop new products such as: Manufacturing 18 weapon systems on infantry fighting vehicles; research, design and manufacture of artillery systems for self-propelled artillery, etc.

Deputy Minister of National Defense and the working delegation inspected the weapons production workshop of Factory 125.

In addition to the task of defense production, the Factory has proactively researched and produced many economic products serving the national economic sectors with high quality for domestic and foreign markets, contributing to creating jobs and improving income for workers such as: Processing steel saws for export to the Czech Republic, steel rolling line for Hoa Phat Group, port crane bases for Fagor Group, auto and motorbike spare parts...

Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam, delivered concluding remarks at the meeting.

Concluding the meeting, Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam praised the outstanding results in performing the tasks of Factory Z125 in the past time. Directing the investment orientation and development of new products, Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam requested the Factory to continue organizing defense production to ensure safety, quality, progress and efficiency; at the same time, thoroughly grasp the viewpoint of combining defense production with economy, economy combined with defense in accordance with the spirit of Resolution No. 08/NQ-TW of the Politburo and Resolution No. 426/NQ-DU of the Party Committee of the General Department of Defense Industry on leading the production of economic goods in the General Department of Defense Industry. Strive for a total revenue growth rate of over 10%/year, an average income growth rate of over 5%/year per employee. In which, defense production is identified as the main and key task, while continuing to develop economic production with a growth rate of 20%/year.

Regarding investment in developing production capacity, Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam requested the factory to continue to conduct its own research and improve the efficiency of exploiting the existing technological chain system, equipment, and workshops to increase the capacity of the chain, improve product quality, and aim to master the technology of processing artillery barrels and launchers with larger caliber and barrel length.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Cao Cuong, Director of Factory Z125, reported to the Ministry of National Defense delegation.

In addition, Factory Z125 focuses on implementing investment projects to improve production capacity and potential of the Defense Industry, focusing on the project "Investment in building facility 2" with the goal of fully mastering the technology of producing large-caliber artillery barrels, researching and manufacturing armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, tanks...

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