The congress also approved the association’s plan for 2020-25. Under the plan, it will work to strengthen its capacity and enable its members to make the most of their potential and boost the development of the country’s aerospace industry.

It will also foster domestic and international tie-ups to keep abreast of advanced technologies around the world and conduct researches on aerospace application in key sectors and for defence.

The congress voted Assoc Prof Dr Major General Pham Ngoc Lang, former vice president of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and VASA’s former vice president as its president for 2020-25. — VNS

Vietnam Aerospace Group to be set up

At the fourth congress of the Vietnam Aerospace Association last week, delegates agreed to study the possibility of establishing a non-profit Vietnam Aerospace Group.