Many lines of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were introduced by domestic and foreign units at the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 and attracted the attention of many people.
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| UAV-QXL.01, manufactured in 2024, is a suicide combat propeller UAV, carrying a penetrating warhead to destroy tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, radar stations and other types of armored technical vehicles in a fixed state with a wall thickness of no more than 250mm. Maximum take-off weight is 8kg, flight ceiling is 1,000m, carrying a maximum combat weight of 1.2kg, target attack error is no more than 2m. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Sharing at the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024, Colonel Nguyen Huy Son, Head of Technology Transfer Consulting Department, Institute of Dynamic Mechanics ( Military Technical Academy) said that unmanned vehicles (UVs) including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are developing strongly and have a great impact on many industries such as defense, transportation, agriculture...
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| Viettel displayed many UAV products at the Exhibition. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Especially in the military, with the priority of protecting and supporting soldiers, in the future there will be a combination of all types of UVs.
Colonel Nguyen Huy Son said that the UVs market is growing rapidly. According to a survey, in 2024 the market size reached 38.6 billion USD and by 2027 it will increase to 58 billion USD.
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| Delegates viewed UAV - QXL.01 and UAV - BXL.01 designed and manufactured by Z131 factory on display at Vietnam's booth. |
The largest UVs market regions include North America, Europe, and Asia- Pacific . Of these, the US, China, and Israel are the leading countries in UVs research and development.
Pointing out some limitations of unmanned vehicles such as sensor accuracy, decision-making ability in complex situations, battery life and energy, collisions and accidents, privacy infringement, data security... Especially legal issues, costs for deployment and impact on society and employment, Colonel Nguyen Huy Son said that unmanned vehicles are developing strongly, having an impact on many industries.
According to engineer Do Van Long, Viettel High-Tech Industry Corporation (Viettel Group), in modern warfare, UAVs are used for purposes such as surveillance, reconnaissance, target guidance, suicide missions and firepower attacks.
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| At Viettel's booth, a series of reconnaissance UAVs, suicide UAVs and multi-purpose UAVs that Viettel owns the technology for, researched, developed and manufactured 100% domestically were introduced to the public at the International Defense Exhibition. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The next generation of UAVs, often referred to as standoff UAVs, incorporate advanced technologies, camera-based attacks, and AI-driven automation. Smart attack strategies such as hovering, low-altitude flying, and coordinated swarm attacks make these UAVs difficult to detect and intercept by conventional air defense systems.
“It is clear that a single technology is not enough to deal with the diversity and smart tactics of modern UAVs. Integrating multiple sensors and artificial intelligence will be the main technology trend in anti-UAV systems,” said Mr. Long.
Citing the agricultural industry, where there are companies with thousands of UAVs for rent to serve agricultural production, Mr. Son said that Vietnam has many opportunities to develop this field thanks to support from the Government and great demand from industries.
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| Vietnam has many opportunities to develop the UAV sector thanks to support from the Government and great demand from industries. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
According to this engineer, Viettel has succeeded in developing many anti-UAV products applying advanced technologies, including electronic warfare, radar, electro-optics, UAVs, EMP and firepower weapons.
These products enable the provision of flexible integrated solutions for early detection and effective interception of hostile UAVs, ranging from long- to medium-range surveillance systems, short-range counter-UAV systems and tactical counter-UAV solutions.
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