Research: Vietnam UAV Vendor Landscape

Subject: Vietnam UAV market map, local manufacturers, distribution channels, and representative products
Date: March 15, 2026
Status: Vietnam market landscape review

How to read this page

This page separates the Vietnam UAV landscape into three layers:

• local manufacturing and R&D to identify which Vietnamese firms are building UAV products or core systems
• distribution and channel presence to see which foreign OEMs already have real sales and after-sales structures in Vietnam
• live operational demand to distinguish between products that are merely marketed and products already tied to real workflows in agriculture, logistics, telecom, or emergency response

1. Market snapshot in Vietnam

Vietnam is no longer just a "future drone market." It already shows clear commercial usage in agriculture, early logistics deployment, and strategic domestic investment in dual-use UAV development.

• Directional total market estimate: Vietnam's UAV market is projected to reach US$2-3 billion by 2030, according to expert estimates cited by Vietnam News on November 28, 2025.[^1]
  This should be read as a directional industry estimate rather than a formal government census.
• Agriculture is the clearest volume segment: In the Mekong Delta alone, there are already more than 3,000 drones operating across 1.5 million hectares, with the agricultural UAV and robotics market forecast to reach US$363.7 million by 2030, growing at 4.76% annually.[^1]
• Logistics is moving from concept to pilot deployment: On February 12, 2026, Vietnam Post and CT UAV officially launched a controlled UAV postal route connecting Can Gio and Vung Tau, with small parcels under 5kg prioritized in the first phase.[^2]
• Infrastructure and emergency response are real demand signals: Vietnam News also reported that one hour of UAV inspection can replace three days of manual power-sector work, while Viettel deployed UAVs carrying mobile 4G/5G transmitters during the October-November 2025 floods.[^1]

2. Market map

Group	Role in Vietnam	Representative products / solutions	Market signal
CT UAV	Local manufacturer, logistics and specialized UAV developer	CT-HV-25D-6, CT-HV-12D-4, CT-Security Sky Guard, firefighting UAVs, cargo UAVs	Strong domestic manufacturing signal and active pilot deployment with Vietnam Post[^2][^3][^4]
MAJ Vietnam	Local UAV design, manufacturing, repair, and services	CN01 industrial drone, CG50 cargo/rescue UAV, MK01 modular drone	Visible domestic producer with factory, repair capability, and multi-sector service positioning[^5][^6][^7][^8]
Viettel	Strategic dual-use UAV R&D and deployment	UAV carrying 4G/5G transmitters for disaster response; broader low-altitude ecosystem	Important state-linked technology player, especially for telecom, emergency response, and defense-adjacent use cases[^1][^9]
Real-time Robotics / RT Robotics	California-based drone manufacturer with Vietnam R&D and manufacturing footprint	HERA, VEGA, HeraSight, DualSight, OmniSight, HeraLink, SkyWatch 360	Notable cross-border UAV company: US headquarters in Castro Valley and R&D center in Saigon Hi-Tech Park; contact email publicly listed as info@rtrobotics.com[^17][^18][^19]
XAG + XAG Mekong	Foreign OEM + local authorized distributor	XAG P100, XAG P100 Pro	Strong agriculture channel in the Mekong Delta with sales, training, and after-sales support[^10][^11]
DJI + Vietnam dealer network	Foreign OEM + nationwide authorized ag-drone channel	DJI Agras T50, T25, Mavic 3M	Broadest visible dealer footprint through DJI's official agricultural dealer list for Vietnam[^12][^13]
Vietnam Post	Operator and demand anchor, not OEM	UAV postal route, medical/logistics workflows	Important proof that UAV logistics is entering controlled real-world operations in Vietnam[^2][^14]

3. Key players in more detail

CT UAV

CT UAV is the clearest example of a Vietnamese company trying to scale beyond assembly or resale into a broad UAV platform company. Its official materials say it works across 16 primary UAV product lines and has reached an 80-95% localization rate in several core technology groups.[^3]

The most commercially relevant evidence is not only the product catalog but the operating tie-up with Vietnam Post. The Can Gio - Vung Tau pilot publicly names CT-HV-25D-6 and CT-HV-12D-4 among the aircraft used in the first phase of postal delivery operations.[^2] CT Group has also publicly highlighted:

• heavy cargo UAVs with payload classes ranging from 60kg to 300kg[^4]
• the CT-Security Sky Guard cargo platform with payload up to 200kg[^4]
• specialized firefighting and rescue UAVs[^4]
• the CT-2W1 passenger eVTOL prototype, which is strategically interesting but should still be treated as an early-stage platform rather than a mature commercial volume product[^15]

MAJ Vietnam

MAJ Vietnam positions itself as a domestic company focused on research, design, manufacturing, and repair of UAVs across industrial, agricultural, transport, rescue, and civilian use cases.[^5] That matters because MAJ is not presenting only a brand page; it also shows concrete products and service capacity:

• CN01: industrial UAV, IP45, up to 47 minutes of flight time and 15km control range[^6]
• CG50: hybrid cargo UAV with 50kg payload, aimed at moving food, medical goods, and emergency supplies in disaster-disrupted areas[^7]
• MK01: modular industrial platform for multi-purpose payload configurations[^8]

MAJ also emphasizes nationwide repair and maintenance support, which is an important differentiator in Vietnam where after-sales capability often matters as much as hardware specs.[^5]

Viettel

Viettel should be read as a strategic ecosystem player rather than a retail UAV brand. Public reporting in late 2025 shows the group already deploying UAVs equipped with mobile 4G/5G transmitters at 50-100 metres altitude, with up to 6km coverage radius and up to 24 hours of service using hybrid cable power during flood response.[^1]

Public coverage also says Viettel is developing dual-use UAVs as part of a broader low-altitude economic ecosystem for both economic and defense needs.[^1][^9] Based on the available sources, the clearest current signal is deployment capability and strategic R&D, not a publicly transparent civilian sales catalog.

Real-time Robotics / RT Robotics

Real-time Robotics, also branded as RT Robotics, is relevant to the Vietnam UAV landscape because it combines a US commercial and compliance posture with an engineering footprint in Vietnam. Its current public site describes the company as a vertically integrated drone manufacturer with US headquarters in Castro Valley, California and an R&D center in Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Ho Chi Minh City.[^17][^18]

Public materials position RtR around mission-ready autonomous systems rather than commodity agricultural drones. The current product stack includes:

• HERA multi-mission backpack UAS
• VEGA tactical heavy-lift UAS
• HeraSight, DualSight, and OmniSight gimbals
• HeraLink ground controller
• SkyWatch 360 ground analytics software[^17]

The most important signal for this KB is not only the product list, but the operating model: RtR claims in-house design and manufacturing across airframes, avionics, motors, propellers, gimbals, controllers, smart batteries, and AI software, with 70+ R&D engineers across two continents.[^17][^18] Its LinkedIn company page also lists Real Time Robotics Vietnam Company LTD at Lot I-4b-4.2 Road N3, Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City and gives info@rtrobotics.com as the contact email.[^19]

For Vietnam market mapping, RtR should therefore be tracked as a cross-border UAV manufacturer with Vietnam engineering depth, not as a normal reseller. Procurement and partnership evaluation should verify which entity contracts locally, which products are available for Vietnam deployments, and how the company's NDAA/compliance positioning affects sourcing and export-market strategy.

4. Distribution channels already visible in Vietnam

XAG agriculture channel

XAG has one of the clearest agriculture distribution stories in Vietnam. In July 2023, XAG launched the P100 Pro in Dong Thap and explicitly named XAG Mekong as the authorized distributor in Vietnam, responsible for sales, training, and after-sales support.[^10]

Representative product:

• XAG P100 Pro: 50kg payload class agricultural drone for spraying, spreading, seeding, and mapping; positioned around large-field productivity and foldability for Vietnam's road conditions[^10][^11]

The XAG narrative is especially strong in the Mekong Delta, where the product is tied to rice, banana, and durian use cases rather than only showroom marketing.[^10]

DJI agriculture dealer network

DJI remains a major force in Vietnam's agricultural UAV channel. DJI's official agricultural drone dealer page currently lists multiple Vietnam-based dealers, including:

• Vietnam August Star., JSC (agridrone.vn)
• TTDRONE locations in Dong Thap, Long An, Kien Giang, and Soc Trang
• Phuong Tin Import Export and Trading (airworks.vn)
• Canh Dieu Viet
• Vietnam Sundrone
• Nicotex Fly[^12]

Representative products from DJI's current agriculture lineup include:

• DJI Agras T50: up to 40kg spraying or 50kg spreading payload[^13]
• DJI Agras T25: lighter platform for smaller fields[^13]
• DJI Mavic 3M: mapping and crop-survey workflow product in the same agriculture stack[^16]

This matters because it shows Vietnam already has not just import activity, but a recognizable authorized channel footprint for agricultural UAV sales and support.

5. Representative products currently visible in Vietnam

The most commercially visible products in Vietnam today cluster into three practical buckets:

Agriculture

• XAG P100 Pro
• DJI Agras T50
• DJI Agras T25

This is currently the clearest revenue pool, because it ties directly to farm labor shortages, input cost reduction, and measurable ROI.[^1][^10][^13]

Cargo / logistics / emergency supply

• CT-HV-25D-6
• CT-HV-12D-4
• CT-Security Sky Guard
• MAJ CG50

This bucket is earlier-stage than agriculture, but it already has much stronger local development activity than many neighboring markets.[^2][^4][^7]

Industrial inspection / telecom / special missions

• MAJ CN01
• Viettel's 4G/5G transmitter UAV solution
• specialized CT UAV inspection, firefighting, and power-sector platforms[^1][^3][^6]

6. What the Vietnam picture really says

Three practical takeaways stand out:

1. Vietnam is already a real UAV operating market, not just a speculative one. Agriculture has passed the "demo" stage and clearly leads commercial adoption.[^1]
2. Vietnam is developing both a domestic manufacturing layer and a foreign-brand distribution layer at the same time. CT UAV, MAJ, and Viettel represent the domestic layer; XAG and DJI represent the foreign-brand commercial layer.[^2][^5][^10][^12]
3. The market is still fragmented. Public data is good enough to map players and use cases, but not yet strong enough to produce a clean nationwide market-share table by vendor. That means any procurement or investment track should still validate channel depth, service coverage, and regulatory execution province by province.

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Fact-check status: Compiled from official company pages, DJI's official dealer listing, Vietnam Post operating announcements, and Vietnam News reporting checked on March 15, 2026.
Keywords: Vietnam UAV market, CT UAV, MAJ Vietnam, XAG Mekong, DJI Agras Vietnam, Vietnam Post drone logistics

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[^1]: Vietnam News - Vietnam positioned to tap hundreds-billion-dollar UAV industry [^2]: Vietnam Post - Launch of the UAV postal route connecting Can Gio and Vung Tau [^3]: CT Group - CT UAV official page [^4]: CT Group - Cargo and specialized UAV showcase [^5]: MAJ Vietnam - About us [^6]: MAJ Vietnam - CN01 [^7]: MAJ Vietnam - CG50 [^8]: MAJ Vietnam - MK01 [^9]: VietnamNet - Viettel develops low-altitude drones for search and rescue, defense operations [^10]: XAG - P100 Pro launches in Vietnam [^11]: XAG Mekong - P100 Pro Drone [^12]: DJI Store - Agricultural drone dealers in Asia [^13]: DJI Agriculture - Agras T50 [^14]: Vietnam Post - UAV delivery from urban healthcare to sea-route logistics [^15]: CT Group - CT-2W1 overview [^16]: DJI Agriculture - Contact / product lineup [^17]: RT Robotics - Mission-ready autonomous systems [^18]: RT Robotics - About [^19]: Realtime Robotics - LinkedIn company page