Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh poses for a photo with leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and leaders of the Military Technical Academy. Photo: VOV

The Prime Minister said the mission of the Academy is to create surprises in the research of weapons and equipment; closely follow the domestic and international situation; scientific research must be closely linked to reality, and a database must be built to develop artificial intelligence.

He requested the Academy to focus on building and updating training programs, directing research to emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, semiconductor technology, and the Internet of Things.

PM Chinh stressed the need to participate in the Program "Developing human resources for the semiconductor industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050", while paying attention to training a team of design engineers, chief engineers, and general engineers to serve the defense industry development.

He emphasized researching and applying new scientific and technological advances in the production and mastering new-generation weapons and technical equipment.