The VN-1 is a modular armored vehicle with an 8x8 wheel arrangement. The armored personnel carrier is equipped with a 440 hp Deutz BF6M1015C diesel engine produced in China under license. Armament may vary, in the basic version of the APC is equipped with a turret with a 30-mm automatic gun, a paired 7.62-mm machine gun and an HJ-73 ATGM launcher.