Sweden and Vietnam to jointly develop UAVs

The Vietnam Aerospace Association and the Swedish Unmanned Group signed an agreement in Hanoi on Nov. 20 to jointly produce UAVs.

The joint project will be carried out in three phases. During phase One, Sweden will provide funds and equipment for Vietnam to manufacture two Magic Eye 1 UAVs. During the second phase, the two sides will cooperate in aeronautical electronic science development. In the final phase, both sides will manufacture UAVs.

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Vietnam to make unmanned aircraft

At the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between Vietnam and Sweden on making unmanned aircraft (UAV) held by VASA on November 20, Professor Nguyen Duc Cuong, VASA President, stressed the important role of the UAV in the field of defense and security, search and rescue, protection and management of forests.
"Vietnam and Sweden will cooperate to manufacture medium-range unmanned aircraft called Magic Eye 1,” he said.
Magic Eye 1 weighs 40 kg, with operating time up to 6 hours, maximum flying speed of 200 km per hour, and the radio communication radius of 100 to 200 km.

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