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Vetal

HiveGround (HG Robotics) Vetal is a twin-prop tail-sitter fixed-wing VTOL drone designed in Thailand for agricultural surveying and general surveillance.

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Manufacturer
HG Robotics
Form factor
aerial
Lifecycle
active

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    Sources on record

  • 0

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Overview

HiveGround (HG Robotics) Vetal is a twin-prop tail-sitter fixed-wing VTOL drone designed in Thailand for agricultural surveying and general surveillance. The Vetal features a stingray-shaped carbon-fiber body, takes off and lands vertically on its tail, and can land on moving platforms such as trucks or ships. It provides up to 60 minutes of flight time on a swappable 12 Ah LiPo battery with a maximum speed of 90 km/h and controller range exceeding 7 km.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
2 sources, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Vetal.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. VETAL-CES2022 - Hiveground · https://www.hiveground.com/vetal-ces2022/
  2. New Vetal tail-seater VTOL drone offers a flight time of up to 60 minutes - Inceptive Mind · https://www.inceptivemind.com/hg-robotics-vetal-tail-seater-vtol-drone/23005/

Common questions

What is Vetal?
HiveGround (HG Robotics) Vetal is a twin-prop tail-sitter fixed-wing VTOL drone designed in Thailand for agricultural surveying and general surveillance. The Vetal features a stingray-shaped carbon-fiber body, takes off and lands vertically on its tail, and can land on moving platforms such as trucks or ships. It provides up to 60 minutes of flight time on a swappable 12 Ah LiPo battery with a maximum speed of 90 km/h and controller range exceeding 7 km.
Who makes Vetal?
Vetal is made by HG Robotics, based in South Korea, founded in 2009.
Where is Vetal deployed?
No verified deployments of Vetal are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Vetal safe?
Vetal has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
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Recent coverage

Vetal in third-party press

New Vetal tail-seater VTOL drone offers a flight time of up to 60 minutes - Inceptive Mind

Jan 20, 2022

Vetal tail-sitter VTOL drone is set to take to the sky - New Atlas

Jan 14, 2022

New Production Concept for Agricultural Survey VTOL Drone - Unmanned Systems Technology

Aug 10, 2021