The VC lived off caches, captured, and smuggled weapons.
The NVA brought theirs down with them, when they marched down the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
The USSR gave aid to North Vietnam. China sent aid to the Vietcong via North Vietnam.
The United States, Canada, Australia and Korea contributed military aid to the South Vietnamese government in their attempt to stop incursion from Communist North Vietnam.
November 16, 1961 John F. Kennedy ordered more help to be sent to the aid of South Vietnam. President Kennedy was concerned over the advances being made by the Vietcong guerrillas.
During the Cold War, the Viet Cong received significant support from the Soviet Union and China, which provided military aid, weapons, and training. Additionally, North Vietnam, as a communist ally, played a crucial role in supporting the Viet Cong's operations in South Vietnam. Other communist countries, such as Cuba and East Germany, also offered varying degrees of assistance to the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces.
As the fighting intensified between the Vietcong and the South Vietnamese army, President Eisenhower sought to support South Vietnam by providing military aid and financial assistance. He also increased the number of military advisors in the region, sending over 600 U.S. personnel to assist the South Vietnamese forces. Eisenhower's administration aimed to bolster the South Vietnamese government in its fight against communism, reflecting the broader U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War.
The US, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines, and South Vietnam, verses North Vietnam and the Viet Cong (with material aid from the Soviet Union and Red China).
During his term, Eisenhower will greatly increase U.S. military aid to the French in Vietnam to prevent a Communist victory. Or the US feared that Vietnam would vote for a communist government
The US supplied massive military aid to South Vietnam. All in vain, as it turned out.
Well, for one thing, North Vietnam no longer existed after the war. There was only "a Vietnam." Secondly, the former "North" Vietnam was the victor during the war...and the victor seldom needs economic aid. And third, the victor was a communist enemy during the cold war...the Commander in Chief, President Nixon, in all probability wouldn't have aided and abetted the enemy.
hold your nose and put ice on it
North Vietnam started the war against South Vietnam; the US went to the aid of the South.
The U.S. provided aid to Vietnam primarily during the Vietnam War, offering military assistance, training, and financial support to the South Vietnamese government in its fight against the communist North. This included the provision of weapons, aircraft, and other military equipment, as well as economic aid to stabilize and strengthen the South Vietnamese economy. Additionally, the U.S. implemented programs aimed at infrastructure development and public health to win the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. After the war, U.S. aid continued in various forms to assist in Vietnam's reconstruction and development.