# VT-Patrol

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**VT-Patrol** is a short-range military [unmanned aerial vehicle](/source/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle) (UAV) manufactured by [Viettel](/source/Viettel), a major [telecommunications](/source/Telecommunications) and [defense firm](/source/Arms_industry) in [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam) and also a R&D[clarification needed] company of the [People's Army of Vietnam](/source/People's_Army_of_Vietnam). It saw its [maiden flight](/source/Maiden_flight) in 2013.[1]

## Specifications

Each VT-Patrol has a height of 0.78 m and a length of 2.31 m. It also has a [wingspan](/source/Wingspan) of 3.35 m, a weight of 26 kg, a [velocity](/source/Velocity) of 100–150 km/h, and an operational range of 50 km. High-definition and [infrared camera](/source/Infrared_camera) sources can identify enemies within 600 m. The UAV was planned to enter service in 2013, and other plans for bigger Vietnamese designed-and-made UAVs are still on the way.[2]

## References

1. ["Viettel VT-Patrol. Specifications. A photo"](https://avia-pro.net/blog/viettel-vt-patrol-tehnicheskie-harakteristiki-foto)

1. ["Vietnam military to get Viettel-made drones by year's end"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150801182541/http://www.thanhniennews.com/education%2Dyouth/vietnam%2Dmilitary%2Dto%2Dget%2Dviettelmade%2Ddrones%2Dby%2Dyears%2Dend%2D18654.html). 29 June 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.thanhniennews.com/education-youth/vietnam-military-to-get-viettelmade-drones-by-years-end-18654.html) on 1 August 2015.

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