Vietnam conglomerate CT Group has signed a deal to export 5,000 heavy-duty unmanned aerial vehicles to South Korea, marking a breakthrough for the nation’s high-tech manufacturing sector.
The agreement with South Korean drone technology firm Airbility, CT’s first ever export deal, was signed on Tuesday at the Vietnam–RoK Economic Forum in Seoul in the presence of Party General Secretary To Lam and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min Seok.
A CT Group spokesperson said the company has mastered core technologies and developed 16 UAV models with varying capabilities, and is preparing for commercial production.
The heavy-lift drones, produced by subsidiary CT UAV, can carry payloads of 60–300 kg and has an indigenization rate of 85%.
The company is also developing AI-powered UAVs that integrate semiconductor technology and network-based location identification systems.
UAVs have broad applications in agriculture, cargo transport, urban management, security, firefighting, and search and rescue.
Founded in 1992 as a real estate firm, CT Group has expanded into high-tech sectors including semiconductors, AI, UAVs, and new energy technologies.
In June it unveiled an IoT chip design using CMOS and III/V Semi technologies, calling it a step towards mastering semiconductor production.
Source: VN Express