VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Academy of Science & Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Security have successfully made an unmanned long-range reconnaissance aircraft which serves scientific research and national defence purposes.

{keywords}
Vietnam has successfully made an unmanned long-range reconnaissance aircraft which serves scientific research and national defence purposes

“The aircraft has successfully fulfilled the trial flight in the Central Highlands and it is ready to fly to the East Sea,” stated Minister of Science & Technology Nguyen Quan.

Quan, when talking with Dat Viet, confirmed that the aircraft bears an important mission of watching over and supervising the happenings on the East Sea.

Meanwhile, Pham Ngoc Lang, the head of the research project, said the aircraft would begin ‘working’ in the East Sea in 2016 summer.

The electronic unmanned long-range reconnaissance aircraft, named HS-6L, has the wingspan of 22m, load of 1,350 kilos. It can fly 35 hours with no interruption, using navigation satellite navigation. It is equipped with equipment for scientific research and electronic reconnaissance serving national security purposes.

“Vietnam is now capable of making long-range unmanned airplanes to serve its socio-economic development and contribute to fatherland protection,” Lang stated.

Le Viet Truong, deputy chair of the National Assembly’s Security & National Defence Committee, commented that this was a part of the government’s strategy on developing the national defence industry to ensure sufficient equipment to protect sovereignty and territorial integrity.

This is a part of the government’s strategy on developing the national defence industry to ensure sufficient equipment to protect sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In fact, Vietnam has been operating many other devices which implement the functions of monitoring and supervising happenings in the East Sea. However, the information has not been updated regularly.

Truong believes the long-range unmanned reconnaissance aircraft can serve as the instrument which helps control the entire exclusive economic zone on the Vietnam continental shelf.

Commenting about the technological value of the aircraft, Nguyen Duc Cuong, chair of the Vietnam Aerospace Association, said HS-6L was a breakthrough of Vietnamese science.

According to Cuong, as the Earth is a sphere, it is always very difficult to contact  airplanes at a distance of over 100 kilometers. However, the scientists have settled the problem with the solution of communicating via satellite.

“Vietnam now for the first time can watch airplanes from a long distance,” he said.

Cuong also paid high attention to the weight of the aircraft, saying the weight of any aircraft plays a very important role in its operation because it affects fuel consumption and the capability of taking off and landing, especially in the context of unfavorable conditions and strong winds.

With the given indexes about weight, design and wingspan, Cuong said ‘Vietnamese scientists have succeeded’.

He also praised the camera and radar on the aircraft, saying that the devices allow for good observation even in foggy conditions.


Dat Viet