Making Vietnam the leading UAV manufacturing center in the region, with applications in many fields

On the morning of November 25, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung chaired a meeting on the development and application of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung - Photo: VGP

According to assessments at the meeting, UAVs are opening a new industry globally, moving from the experimental stage to global commercial, industrial-scale production.

This is a strategic industry, capable of creating large added value and directly contributing to GDP growth, improving labor productivity, and helping to protect national security and sovereignty .

Meanwhile, Vietnam holds many advantages to develop UAVs and soon participate in this strategic industry.

Developing national capacity on UAVs

In a specific report, Permanent Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan said that research, development and application of UAVs is an urgent need to master core technologies, form a UAV industry to serve people's lives, and promote socio-economic development; UAV is a comprehensive high-tech industry.

Developing the domestic application market as the central driving force for the UAV industry; focusing on investment in inventions and innovations in scientific, technological and innovative tasks related to UAVs; UAVs not only serve socio-economic development in peacetime, but also play a role in ensuring national defense and security.

The overall goal is to develop the national capacity to absorb, master, innovate and gradually become autonomous in technology, soon forming a UAV industry to serve the economy, society and national defense. Thereby enhancing competitiveness and making Vietnam a leading center of innovation and UAV production in the region, contributing to economic development.

"In the process of building goals, tasks, solutions for developing and applying UAVs, the Ministry of Science and Technology has consulted international experience and reviewed, learned, and understood the internal strength of domestic enterprises in this field," said Deputy Minister Vu Hai Quan.

Carefully evaluate goals and solutions to ensure feasibility.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung requested to focus on highly applicable solutions to use UAVs in many fields - Photo: VGP

Based on the comments, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung highly appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Science and Technology, saying that the basic contents closely followed Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo and the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation.

However, he requested that it be carefully considered and perfected to properly reflect the national strategy. Therefore, the ministry needs to review and standardize a number of specific goals to ensure practicality and feasibility when implementing them.

In addition, it is necessary to focus on building specific solutions with clear content, focus, key points, breakthroughs and high applicability in many fields when using UAVs.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dua-viet-nam-la-trung-tam-san-xuat-uav-hang-dau-khu-vuc-ung-dung-nhieu-linh-vuc-20251125132304421.htm