{"id":5899,"date":"2025-05-18T04:27:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T20:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/watch-10518-drones-light-up-vietnams-skies-in-historic-and-controversial-tech-driven-tribute\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T04:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T20:27:41","slug":"watch-10518-drones-light-up-vietnams-skies-in-historic-and-controversial-tech-driven-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/watch-10518-drones-light-up-vietnams-skies-in-historic-and-controversial-tech-driven-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch 10,518 drones light up Vietnam\u2019s skies in historic (and controversial) tech-driven tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<hr\/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vietnam sets Guinness world record with 10,518 drones in stunning synchronized display<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chinese firm DAMODA supplied the tech for Vietnam Liberation Day celebration<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>April 28 rehearsal certified as record despite later event cancellations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Vietnam has set a new Guinness World Record with a drone light show involving 10,518 synchronized drones.<\/p>\n<p>The display, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28, 2025, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\"\/>\n<p>The certified record, officially recognized by Guinness as the \u201clargest drone light show by number of drones flying simultaneously.\u201d appears to have come from a rehearsal ahead of an official public event planned for April 30, which was later cancelled.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<span class=\"bg-secondary-500 text-white text-lg font-bold uppercase py-1 px-2 leading-[1.625rem] sm:leading-[6px] sm:text-sm\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"celebrating-vietnam-s-history-3\">Celebrating Vietnam\u2019s history<\/h2>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avinteractive.com\/territories-news\/apac\/vietnams-10518-drone-show-sets-guinness-world-record-06-05-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.avinteractive.com\/territories-news\/apac\/vietnams-10518-drone-show-sets-guinness-world-record-06-05-2025\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><em>AV Magazine<\/em><\/a> reports Reddit users speculated that the cancellation followed public criticism over advertising placements by digital payments firm VNPay during a national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, removing the ads may have caused issues with the drone choreography, resulting in collisions and the eventual cancellation of another scheduled show on May 1.<\/p>\n<p>espite the setback, the April 28 rehearsal included detailed formations celebrating Vietnam\u2019s history and development. The drones formed a number of images such as national emblems, historical scenes, and city skylines.<\/p>\n<p>The drone performance was powered by DAMODA &#8211; a Chinese company that has become known globally for its large-scale aerial displays &#8211; and designed in close conjunction with the show&#8217;s Vietnamese organizers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-KmRnxoYME8xmCBGFiHNGx5\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-KmRnxoYME8xmCBGFiHNGx5 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t DAMODA&#8217;s first Guinness World Record. It previously set a 10,000-drone record at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 2024 and has supplied drone systems for a number of other major events, including Expo 2020 Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>DAMODA said its drones performed reliably during the performance, despite heat and signal interference, and the company claims over 10,000 performances to date with no accidents and a 99.999% reliability rate.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch highlights from the drone light show below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-pvb34ryUPMI\" data-yt-video-token=\"pvb34ryUPMI\" title=\"Chinese drones just staged history's BIGGEST synchronized flight in Vietnam! - YouTube\">\n<span class=\"youtube-video-title\">Chinese drones just staged history&#8217;s BIGGEST synchronized flight in Vietnam! &#8211; YouTube<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/pvb34ryUPMI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" 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