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09 December 2022
by Ridzwan Rahmat
The VUA-SC-3G Scout UAV, which is in service with the People’s Army of Vietnam, is seen here on display at VIDEX 2022. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
The People’s Army of Vietnam (PAV) has inducted a locally developed fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for scout and target acquisition missions across several units.
Speaking to
Janes
at the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition (VIDEX) 2022, which is taking place in Hanoi from 8 to 10 December, a representative from the service described the UAV as an equipment that was first developed by Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) for reconnaissance operations by border units.
The UAV is referred to by the PAV as the VUA-SC-3G and it began operations with the service in 2018. It has been developed by PAV, in collaboration with Viettel.
Besides reconnaissance operations, the PAV is presently conducting early trials of the system with formations such as the artillery services for target acquisition operations, the representative added.
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