20 of the most notable players in the civilian ALS manufacturers market

Of all the participants in the rapidly developing market of Russian civilian UAVs , TAdviser selected the most notable players offering their own models of devices of various types and purposes, ready to solve specific industry problems (geodetic work, smart agriculture, logistics and cargo delivery, monitoring the state of power lines, oil and gas pipelines, construction, etc.) and having proven experience in using their equipment for various business tasks of Russian companies.

We present an overview of twenty Russian manufacturers of civilian UAVs. Selection in the Top 20 was carried out exclusively on the basis of publicly available information.

Location: Saint Petersburg, Moscow

Date of foundation: 2011

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Фото: Geoscan

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Features of the products:

• Gemini UAV is a new generation aerial photography complex that allows you to achieve the planned accuracy of a photogrammetric model of 5 cm. Flight duration - up to 40 minutes. In one flight, you can shoot on an area of ​ ​ up to 1.5 km2 with a resolution of 3 cm/pix. The maximum length of the route is up to 30 km.
• UAV "Geoskan 701" provides the ability to shoot hard-to-reach areas, including in Siberia, the Arctic and the Far East, when the launch point is at a considerable distance from the subject. Flight missions with route length up to 1000 km. The ability to install multiple cameras at the same time.
• "Geoscan 701 Video" - a complex of increased performance for video monitoring of vast and hard-to-reach areas. In 10 hours of continuous flight, it can cover up to 1000 km. On board is a Full HD video camera and a digital duplex radio modem for transmitting Full HD video, commands and telemetry in real time.
• Geoscan 201 Geodesy is a complex for aerial photography and modeling of vast areas and extended objects with a photogrammetric camera and a GNSS receiver.
• "Geoscan 201 Video" - a complex with a broadband communication channel for video monitoring in real time.
• Geoscan 201 Termo - a complex for aerial photography and monitoring of territories in the visible and infrared ranges.
• "Geoscan 401 Geophysics" - an unmanned complex equipped for aeromagnetic shooting with a quantum magnetometer. The duration of the flight with magnetometric equipment is up to 45 minutes. The length of the route is up to 22 linear km.

Copters solve the problems of video monitoring in real time, perform aerial photography with an accuracy of a photogrammetric model of 5 cm, allow you to obtain a digital model of the terrain. Designed for agriculture and forestry, geological exploration, ecology.

When solving the problems of agrarians, the Geoskan UAVs are capable of performing multispectral survey of up to 3000 hectares of crops in one flight. With the help of these drones, a detailed 3D model of the city of Tomsk with an area of ​ ​ 320 square meters. km Hundreds of Geoskan drones operate today, both in our country and abroad - in Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Greece, Mexico, Switzerland, Brazil.

UAV models "Geoscan Gemini," "Geoscan 701," "Geoscan 401," "Geoscan 201" are part of the air fleet of the company "BAS," the national operator of the unmanned civil aviation industry.

Features of development and production:
The Geoskan group of companies concentrated on one enterprise the development and production of various types of ALS, cubsats (small spacecraft), avionics, wireless communications, ALS and cubsat sensors, as well as software, including its own indoor navigation system, which allows you to create deeply integrated complex solutions.

Stage of production development and development plans:
Geoskan Group of Companies products and services are supplied to more than 50 countries of the world.

Unique achievements:
The largest drone show in the world: in honor of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 2,198 drones took off over St. Petersburg. The largest project in the world using ALS: out of 6 million photographs obtained from drones, a large-scale 3D model of an entire subject of the Russian Federation, the Tula Region, was built.
The world's largest unmanned exploration project: 1250 square meters were shot at one of the fields in Siberia. Km The largest survey work in Russia on the Silk Road highway with a length of more than 2000 km

Location: Moscow

Date of foundation: 2007 (key enterprises of the holding have a history of development over 70 years)

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Фото: Rostec

Production nomenclature:
Russian Helicopters is one of the few companies in the world with the ability to design, produce, test and maintain modern helicopters.

Features of the products:

• Helicopter-type UAV BAS-200 - developed by the M.L. Mile and N.I. Kamov National Center for Helicopter Engineering according to the classic single-screw scheme with a steering screw, equipped with a rotary piston engine, maximum takeoff weight - 200 kg. UAV control can be carried out at a distance of up to 100 km from the base station. When transferring control from station to station, the drone's range is up to 400 kilometers, and the duration of the payload flight is up to four hours. It can perform various tasks, including the transportation of goods, including in hard-to-reach areas, search and rescue, geological exploration, air patrol of forestry, monitoring of linear facilities - highways and railways, pipelines and power lines. It is possible to install a wide range of equipment on an unmanned helicopter: gravimeter, magnetometer, spectrometer, gyro-stabilized optical-electronic system, etc. The UAV performed well in tests, including in the harsh weather conditions of the Far North.
• Unmanned vehicle VRT300 with a maximum take-off weight of 300 kg. Developed in two versions:
• Arctic Arctic Supervision with a side-scan radar for ice reconnaissance (radar determines the thickness of ice), focused on the areas of the Northern Sea Route;
• Opticvision with increased range for earth monitoring and remote sensing tasks.

Features of development and production:
Russian Helicopters is one of the world leaders in the helicopter industry. The holding includes design bureaus, helicopter plants, enterprises for the production, maintenance and repair of components, aircraft repair plants, as well as service companies that provide after-sales support for equipment in Russia and abroad.

Stage of production development and development plans:
Serial assembly of the BAS-200 began in June 2023 at the Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (KumAPP) of the Russian Helicopters holding.

Location: Omsk

Date of establishment: 2001

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Фото: "Omjet"

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Features of the products:

• UAV of aircraft type with vertical take-off "OmJet-API" is designed for aerial photography of large areas, inaccessible remote places and extended objects with high accuracy and is capable of taking off and landing in difficult conditions of limited free space, which was previously available only for copters. Model OmJet-API-01 is capable of carrying a transportation case weighing up to 12.5 kg. The real flight time is up to two hours at a speed of 70 km/h. AFS aircraft Flight is performed in fully automatic mode with the possibility to activate the function of following the terrain. The payload includes a SONY A7R class camera and a dual-frequency multi-system GNSS receiver. The AFS-02 model has a larger wingspan and pushing vertical motors, to ensure greater autonomy and stability in flight.
• UAV "OmJet-VLS-01," which supports the technology of air laser scanning, with a transportation case up to 12.5 kg can be equipped with lidars such as AlphaAir 450, AGM MS-1, AGM MS-3, etc. The VLS-01 version of the aircraft is used to scan areas where the accuracy of the digital terrain model obtained using API technology is insufficient, for example, areas covered with forest, shrubs or high meadow vegetation.
• Aircraft with vertical take-off "OmJet-MSS-001" is used for multispectral survey of agricultural areas. The chambers are mounted on a biaxial gyrostabilized platform.
• New model - UAV-aircraft with vertical take-off "OmJet-BAZA-01." It can be equipped with any load (camera, laser scanner, multispectral camera, etc.). In July 2024, the first aircraft with vertical take-off "OmJet-Baz-01" went to customers.

Features of development and production:
The only manufacturer of UAVs of this type beyond the Urals.
Production in Omsk, including buildings (for OmJet-BAZ-01).

Stage of production development and development plans: Sales to customers from different cities of the country. Shipment 3-5 days after order. UAV models in development:

• Wing with vertical take-off "OmJet-Kh-01" - light platform for aerial photography. The compact size and weight allow one person to transport and prepare the departure. The model is undergoing flight tests, the existing model is being finalized with the preparation of serial production.
• Training platform "OmJet-Quadro-07" - suitable for training both automatic and manual piloting. It can be used to teach programming to automatic flight missions. The platform is undergoing flight tests, the existing model is being finalized with the preparation of serial production.

Location: Moscow

Date of foundation: 2017 (as part of the separation of a separate direction of production of unmanned aircraft systems from the IT integrator AFM-Servers from the business. Currently included in the InEnergy group of companies)

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Фото: "PTERO"

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Features of the products:

• ALS of aircraft type "Pen" with electric engine. The model is designed for aerial photography and monitoring of short-range objects. Simple, lightweight and durable design allows you to easily move the device with one person. A distinctive feature of the model is the ability to take off "from the hand" and land without using a parachute.
• UAV with electric motor - "Ptero-E."
• Aircraft UAV with gasoline engine - "Ptero-G0," "Ptero-G1." Designed for aerial surveying and other services using unmanned aircraft systems and professional data processing. The Ptero-G1 model with a payload of up to 5 kg can be in autonomous flight for up to 15 hours, the flight range is more than 1300 km.
• ALS of the aircraft type "Ptero-H2": flight duration - up to 6 hours., Payload - up to 2 kg. The peculiarity of Ptero-H2 is the power supply system, which is based on an electrochemical generator based on a hydrogen-air fuel cell.

Features of development and production:
Production facilities are located in Moscow. Two service centers have been deployed - in Moscow and Surgut. In total, it is planned to launch 20 service centers.

Stage of production development and development plans:
In 2010, small-scale production of unmanned aerial vehicles with an electric engine of the Ptero-E series began - it marked the beginning of a successful commercial direction of UAVs in AFM-Servers. Since 2012, the company has focused on the development of UAVs with the Ptero-G0 gasoline engine.

As of 2021, the company had customers from more than 30 regions of the Russian Federation and foreign countries (Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan).

The main customers are fuel and energy complex enterprises (the task of diagnosing the state of long facilities), as well as other enterprises that need aerial photography.

At the end of 2022, the company's management announced the promising direction of commercial delivery drones. In line with these tasks, the company was developing BVS with a carrying capacity of up to 10-30 kg with a gasoline engine capable of vertically taking off and landing on the tail (tailsitter scheme).

In 2021, the development of the Ptero G2 ALS with two engines was reported (flight range - more than 2000 km, speed - 60-180 km/h, flight time - up to 24 h, load - up to 12 kg).

Unique achievements:
PTERO operates a Competence Center for the development and production of hydrogen fuel cells. The PTERO company became a participant in the MAKS-2019 air show. For the first time, BVS "Ptero-G1" of the aircraft type with an internal combustion engine, BVS "Pero" and "Ptero-H2" were presented there.

In 2021, the first project of the unmanned "air car sharing" company "PTERO" was launched: using a mobile application, you can call drones and track the fulfillment of orders. In December 2020, the project was approved by the Interdepartmental Working Group, created to support the use of unique breakthrough technologies in the Russian economy. The drone is capable of transporting up to 10 kg, anyone can rent it. Oil and gas companies are expected to become the main customers of the service.

Location: Izhevsk

The company's central office is located in Izhevsk. Regional offices operate in Moscow, Nizhnevartovsk, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk, Surgut. Foreign offices are open in Peru, Kazakhstan.

Date of establishment: 2003

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Фото: "ZALA AERO GROUP Unmanned Systems"

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The ZALA UAV family includes helicopter and aircraft types, including compact unmanned aircraft (with a wingspan of up to 3 m), long-range unmanned aircraft (with a wingspan of up to 6 m), single-screw helicopters and multirotor copters.

Services are provided: aerial photography, video-thermal imaging monitoring, laser scanning, multispectral photography, gas analysis.

Features of the products:

• ZALA Z-16 VTOL is a high-tech vertical take-off and landing drone with an electric engine designed for monitoring and aerial photography tasks: maximum payload - up to 1.5 kg, communication range (video) - more than 50 km, speed - up to 110 km/h. The drone is capable of transmitting an HD video stream in real time.
• ZALA Z-16-5G is an airless UAV equipped with a hybrid propulsion system that provides a guaranteed flight time of more than 12 hour. Operation is provided at a distance of up to 1000 km from the launch point with additional unique target loads. Broadcast video stream in HD format.
• ZALA Z-20 - UAV with an electric engine, is able to stay in the air for more than 6 hour., Transmitting video in HD resolution at a distance of more than 100 km from the control point. The drone is equipped with an on-board computer using modern artificial intelligence algorithms, which allows you to quickly make the necessary decisions.
• ZALA Z-08 is a light and silent drone that can be launched from the hand. This model is distinguished by intelligent control, the ability to use in difficult weather conditions and high fault tolerance of onboard systems. He has experience in successful use in the Arctic and Antarctic.
• ZALA Z-22 - helicopter-type BVS, designed for aerial surveying, laser scanning, cargo delivery. Simple during launch and landing, does not require a prepared runway, is resistant to low temperatures and fault tolerance. The ZALA Z-22 design allows you to combine up to three target loads simultaneously. Target loads are compatible with aircraft-type BVS. It remains operable in case of failure of seven out of eight engines.
• Multirotor versions of UAV with electric motors: small-sized hexacopter Zala 421-21 (6 screws, take-off weight 1.5 kg, payload 0.3 kg, speed up to 30 km/h, flight altitude up to 1000 m, maximum flight time - 35 minutes) and Zala 421-22 octocopter (8 screws, takeoff weight 8 kg, payload 2 kg, speed up to 30 km/h, flight altitude up to 1000 m, maximum flight time - 35 minutes). Both drones are used in urban infrastructure, for example, to monitor construction work, search for unauthorized landfills and damage to power lines. In addition, drones can be equipped with equipment for recognizing faces and license plates, which allows them to be used by security services.
• Family of single-rotor helicopters. Zala 421-02 and Zala 421-02Kh are base models with high takeoff weight and payload (payload - up to 50 kg, speed up to 150 km/h, flight altitude - up to 4000 m, maximum flight time - up to 6 hour). UAV Zala 421-06 was released in 2007-2008. for EMERCOM of Russia (for environmental monitoring, engineering, radiation and biological exploration).
• ZALA DRONE DELIVERY - transport drone for delivery services. It is capable of carrying a load of up to 1 kg and does not need to build complex logistics routes: the drone receives a terrain map using an air laser scan, automatically paves the optimal route and coordinates with its air traffic regulators. Mapping of the terrain takes place with an accuracy of 2 cm. Delivery range - up to 15 km (if there is cellular communication - without restrictions). The UAV deploys in 10 minutes. Noise-resistant communication channels allow you to control the aircraft even at ultra-low altitudes. At the same time, UAVs are able to work in difficult weather conditions: rain, snow, strong wind, night time. High fault tolerance of engines. The automated control process allows cargo to be delivered in groups of two or more drones. The unmanned aircraft operator can transmit monitoring data to the coordination center in real time.

The company's novelty is the improved 4Z1 software product, which is a single digital ecosystem for operators and customers.

Features of development and production:
The ZALA Z-16 VTOL model has a unique adaptive system that allows you to effectively use aerodynamic properties in any flight conditions.

The ZALA Z-20 model is equipped with an on-board computer that uses modern artificial intelligence algorithms. This allows you to quickly make the necessary decisions. Intelligent control is also implemented in the ZALA Z-08 model.

ZALA Z-22 is a helicopter-type BVS, but supports target loads compatible with aircraft-type BVS. At that it remains operable in case of failure of seven out of eight engines.

ZALA DRONE DELIVERY supports group control: in automated mode, you can deliver cargo in groups of two or more drones.

Today, Zala drones help Gazprom in the development of new deposits, extinguish forest fires, fight illegal deforestation, and are used in various environmental projects.

Stage of production development and development plans:
Currently, more than 2,000 unmanned ZALA complexes are used in Russia to protect state borders, conduct reconnaissance and rescue operations, monitor oil and gas infrastructure, survey high-risk facilities and emergency situations.
There is a licensed training center for professional training of operators.

Unique achievements:
ZALA is the leading Russian air monitoring service provider for the oil and gas industry. On an annual basis, ZALA unmanned aircraft systems examine more than 5 million kilometers of pipelines and related infrastructure, performing more than 30 thousand flights.

Location: Moscow

Date of establishment: 2012

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Фото: AeroLab OOO (RusAeroLab LLC)

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Features of the products:

• R.A.L. HYDRA is a hydrodrone, a fully sealed aircraft capable of landing on water and the ability to take off from the water surface, as well as maintaining buoyancy for a long time. In addition, the hydrodrone is able to take off from the metal deck of a rescue vessel in a fully automatic mode and carry out an accurate automatic landing on a drifting or moving rescue vessel. The device was developed in cooperation with the Russian Maritime Rescue Service, was tested on the Black Sea - on a rescue ship and in the Kara Sea - on an icebreaker in severe weather conditions.
• Unmanned aerial vehicle R.A.L. X4F - a vertical take-off and landing aircraft: payload - up to 1500 g, flight time - up to 60 minutes, flight radius - up to 10 km. The flight of the device is carried out both autonomously, on the basis of the GPS - GLONASS navigation system, and using remote control. Brushless motors (bucket-free motors) used do not need maintenance. For vertical take-off and landing of UAV in fully autonomous mode, a platform with a size of no more than 2x2m is required. A distinctive feature of the R.A.L. X4F UAV is the ability to perform any type of complex work in automatic mode, including orthophoto, cartography, topography and all types of video shooting. It is suitable for use, both in urban and wooded areas, and on rugged terrain.
• Unmanned aerial vehicle R.A.L. X6 in the basic version is designed primarily for performing any complex photographs in automatic mode, including orthophoto, cartography, topography and all types of panoramas (spherical, circular, linear): the maximum length of the flight route is 30 km, the maximum horizontal flight speed is 60 km/h, the flight time is up to 50 minutes. The device is equipped with a gyro-stabilized target load R.A.L. GB-1 with a special smartograph camera, ideal for these types of work. In one flight, the R.A.L. X6 UAV is capable of covering up to 200 hectares of territory when performing orthophotography at a scale of 1:500. There is a version of the UAV for video shooting and video surveillance with an additional thermal imager - R.A.L. X6T.
• Spetsbort complex - a multi-purpose UAV complex based on fully autonomous vertical take-off and landing drones. All UAV models provide water resistance and are adapted for flights in any weather (rain, gusty wind up to 10-15 m/s, frost up to -30C).

Features of development and production:
Especially for the R.A.L. HYDRA hydrodrone, a GPS compass module of a highly stable high-performance inertial navigation system has been created for accurate navigation in magnetic anomalies, in northern latitudes and for accurate auto-landing. It provides accurate course measurements without the use of standard magnetometers or in conjunction with them.
The R.A.L. X4F model implements a unique stabilization algorithm: high-speed highly reliable electronic regulators of electric motors allow the device to be used in winds up to 25 m/s without deviating from the main route by more than 10-20 cm even in extremely adverse weather conditions (rain, snow).
Well equipped laboratories for research of structural materials properties, testing of electronics and mechanics, profiling of assemblies and modules.
Full production cycle, moreover, all components of complexes of their own Russian design: from electronic nodes to software of the flight complex.

Stage of production development and development plans: Serial assembly of ready-to-use products.
R.A.L. complexes operate at power enterprises, are used in rescue operations, as well as various special applications.
Its own unique system of reference, altitude and heading orientation allows even inexperienced operators to train UAV control in a short period of time.

Unique achievements:
R.A.L. HYDRA is the first hydrodrone in the world for industrial use by marine services in difficult weather conditions, Arctic climates, in the waters of the seas and for use from mobile sea vessels.
For the first time in the world, a system for automatic take-off and landing of UAVs on the metal deck of a drifting (moving) vessel was developed and implemented in real conditions.

Location: Moscow

Date of establishment:
The concern, counting its history since 1944, is the leading enterprise in Russia in the field of creating aviation radar systems for surveillance, guidance and reconnaissance, aviation and space systems for monitoring and remote sensing of the earth, antenna equipment and other areas of radio electronics.

Production nomenclature:
Automated unmanned aerial complex for monitoring the state of power lines.

Features of the products:
The UAV is made of composite materials, can work around the clock in autonomous mode without the participation of an operator at temperatures from -30S0 to + 60 S0 in conditions of rain, strong wind and snowfall. The complex includes a thermal imager, a visible-range digital camera and a gyroscopic stabilizer that ensures image accuracy. The drone is part of the air transmission line monitoring system, which also includes multifunctional charging stations and software for automatic processing of collected video information (developer - Avtomatika concern). The drone follows a given route and independently determines the angle for photo and video shooting. The built-in satellite navigation orientation module and a separate landing camera allow the drone to make an accurate landing at the charging station for recharging, transmitting the collected data and obtaining a further flight route. With the help of software, the monitoring system determines the presence of wire sagging, damage to their insulation, records the presence of foreign objects in the security zone that may affect the operation of power lines.

Features of development and production:

• The development includes elements of artificial intelligence and machine vision.
• The UAV navigation system has been protected from the influence of a strong electromagnetic background on power lines.
• Especially for recharging drones, multifunctional charging stations have been created, on which the UAV sits down with an accuracy of several centimeters.

Stage of production development and development plans:
In early 2021, an unmanned complex for examining the condition of power lines was tested at the facilities of the Rosseti company. During operation, the aircraft flew along a given route and independently determined the necessary angles for photo and video shooting. The software processed the collected data and, when defects of individual power line elements were detected, unloaded them to the Rosseti ERP system. The drone found violations on overhead power lines, pointed them to the operator and at the same time sent information about them to the repair planning system (MRO). Based on the results of acceptance tests, the customer began to operate the complex in real conditions at its facilities.

Unique achievements:
The implemented technology can be used not only in the electric power industry, but also in other industries where constant monitoring of long communications is required.
The software of the complex is integrated into the existing information systems of enterprises.

Location: Moscow, St. Petersburg

Date of establishment: 2002

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Фото: "Kronstadt"

Production nomenclature:
Equipment, software and integrated solutions for dual-purpose unmanned aviation:

Features of the products:

• Orion is the only domestic UAV of the MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class, medium-altitude UAVs with a long flight duration. The Orion family includes a number of models, their feature is interchangeable target loads. For example, Orion-E is a complex of on-board equipment with an open architecture for creating custom modifications according to the customer's requirements with the ability to install various payloads: a satellite data transmission system, a multifunctional optical-electronic system (MOES), an on-board radar system (RDR), radio and radio reconnaissance equipment (RiRTR), electronic warfare equipment (EW), aircraft weapons complex (KAV). At the same time, the satellite communication system (SATCOM) provides the transmission of command-telemetry and target information at any distance from the operator module in a time mode close to the real one. Autonomous radar system for determining coordinates allows taking off and landing the device in the absence of satellite navigation or signal suppression. Thanks to the economical engine, the Orion-E complex can be in flight mode 24 an hour. in all weather conditions. The maximum weight of the payload is 250 kg, the cruising speed is 200 km/h, the maximum flight altitude is at least 7000 m, the maximum flight duration with a standard target load is at least 30 hour., The radius of use for direct radio visibility is at least 200 km. The range of use of the Orion UAV ranges from reconnaissance and information support for the army to fire safety, delivery of goods to hard-to-reach areas and topographic surveying of the area.
• Orlan-10 UAV is a remotely controlled equipment that can be located at a distance of up to 200 km from the control point. The drone can rise above the ground to an altitude of 5-6 km and reach a speed of 90-150 km/h. It is capable of being in flight for up to 18 hour. and cover a distance of up to 600 km in autonomous mode. The main civilian use of UAVs of the Orion family is the task of accurate aerial photography for cartography and object monitoring. The Orlan UAVs used as part of the aerial survey complex are additionally equipped with geodetic class GNSS receivers, an aerial GNSS antenna, and a nadir chamber for monitoring cloud cover over the API region during flight. The result of the survey data processing is presented in the form of orthophotos of the area with an accuracy of 1:1000, height matrices, point clouds, high-resolution 3D models.

Features of development and production:
The Orion glider is almost entirely made of carbon fiber, including a power set of designs. When creating Orion, for the first time, an energy-efficient electric pulse anti-icing system was used. The Orlan UAV allows aerial surveys to be carried out in an autonomous mode and beyond radio visibility, demonstrating a performance of up to 50 sq. km (overlap 70 %/40%, Н=950 m, 9 cm/pix).

Stage of production development and development plans:
Orlanov is being developed by Special Technological Center LLC in Moscow. The production of devices is located in St. Petersburg. The Special Technological Center produces annually up to 300 UAV units with various types of payloads, using both domestic and imported components. Aerial photography complexes (APIs) based on the Orlan UAV are used by various organizations to patrol territories, search for missing equipment and groups of people, eliminate natural and man-made fires, and conduct cadastral and other geodetic work in different regions of the Russian Federation. One of the customers is FGBU "AANIA" (Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute).

Unique achievements:
The Kronstadt company is the leader of the national unmanned industry. Internal combustion engines of the Orlan UAV are a unique domestic development. Orions are powered by two-stroke engines of their own design, which are used by some units from "friendly countries." The know-how of these engines is an individual refinement of each instance, which is provided by special calculations for a specific use task. The result is a design in which the engine spends its life in limit modes no more than a few minutes per flight, which ensures high reliability of the device and fuel efficiency. The aerial photography complex based on the Orlan-10 UAV was awarded the silver medal of the annual international exhibition GEO-Siberia 2012.

Location: Izhevsk, Skolkovo resident since 2015

Date of establishment: 2010

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Фото: Unmanned Systems Group of Companies

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Features of the products:
The Unmanned Systems Group of Companies is a developer and manufacturer of Supercam unmanned aerial vehicles designed for video surveillance and aerial photography, unmanned monitoring of oil pipelines, gas pipelines, forestry facilities, and operational mapping. A line of unmanned aircraft of the Supercam family with a take-off weight of 2.2 to 29 kg has been created, including:

• Supercam S150 - combines the optimal set of characteristics for a wide range of tasks. This is one of the most compact BVS of the Supercam line: a wingspan of 1.5 m and a modular design with removable consoles allow it to be disassembled in a small backpack case. At the same time, it has excellent TTH: flight time - 2 hours, control channel communication range - up to 100 km, video signal transmission - up to 25 km over a digital broadband secure video channel. BVS is equipped with advanced developments of the company in the field of optical-electronic systems, vision systems, automatic tracking and holding of targets. In addition to operational tasks for monitoring and reconnaissance of the area at any time of the day, the Supercam S150 UAV is ideal for high-frequency aerial photography of the area.
• Supercam S350 - is one of the flagships of unmanned aircraft systems designed for aerial photography and video monitoring. The duration of the flight for up to 4.5 hours with the transfer of information up to 100 km provides the necessary margin of capabilities for the use of UAVs in observation and reconnaissance, protection of state borders, monitoring of fuel and energy complex facilities and for other tasks in the civilian sector. The device is equipped with an electric engine and is capable of almost silent flight. The variability of the payload is achieved through the installation of a camera, video and thermal imaging equipment, a device for determining the radiation background, a gas analyzer and a laser scanning system on board the aircraft. Important features of the Supercam S350 complex are interchangeable and combined payloads on the hyroplatform, a glider landing protection system to prevent possible damage, stability in flight.
• Supercam SX350 - the first mass-produced tiltrotor drone. It combines the design features of aircraft and helicopter type BVS, which makes it possible to take off and land vertically without a special runway, as well as combine various types of payload. The tiltrotor can be in the air for up to 120 minutes, move at a maximum speed of 120 km/h, transmit HD video in real time at a distance of up to 50 km. It is possible to accommodate multispectral cameras, gas analyzers and install laser scanning of the area, high-precision geodetic equipment. These features make it an excellent means for conducting highly detailed aerial photography and video shooting at any time of the day in large areas, in hard-to-reach places, in various climatic conditions.
• Supercam X4 - is equipped with four high-performance electric motors and with a relatively small size of 580x480x200 mm is able to stay in the air for up to 40 minutes, conduct real-time operational monitoring at a distance of up to 5 km at any time of the day and under limited difficult weather conditions. The complex can be used for operational monitoring, search, detection and tracking of static and mobile objects in real time, emergency control.
• Supercam X4E - a new representative of the X family of copter-type drones, was first shown to the general public at the end of May 2024 at the international exhibition "Integrated Security - 2024," organized by the Russian Emergencies Ministry. Supercam X4E is capable of carrying a payload of up to 4 kg, can be in the air for up to 50 minutes and carry out operational monitoring in real time at a distance of up to 7 km at any time of the day and under limited difficult weather conditions.

In fact, this is a flight platform that significantly expands the choice of payloads: you can install on it not only the most modern video cameras, cameras with interchangeable lenses, a laser scanner, a laser gas analyzer, hyperspectral cameras, but also combine them depending on the customer's goals. For example, the Supercam X4E UAV is already used by the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Crimea to regularly monitor air quality over industrial enterprises. All Supercam BVSs can be equipped with data channels with encryption and increased noise immunity. It is possible to manufacture the complex for individual customer requirements.

More than a hundred complexes with various types of Supercam UAVs are already working at the Ministry of Emergencies, Lukoil, Gazprom, Rosneft, Tsentrohotkontrol, Sakhatransneftegaz, Avialesokhrana, Domodedovo airport, etc. In March 2023, the Unmanned Systems Group of Companies won the tender for the provision of services for the search for methane leaks at the facilities of SOROVSKNEFT LLC using unmanned aerial vehicles in the Nefteyugansk region (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug).

In 2018, the Metropolitan Police acquired two mobile complexes for monitoring the environment using drones (this includes, in particular, motorcycles from which operators will be able to control drones, a set of drones, as well as means to neutralize other people's UAVs in the zone of interest of law enforcement officers). ALS models Supercam S350F and Supercam S350 are part of the air fleet of ALS, the national operator of the unmanned civil aviation industry.

Features of development and production:
The Unmanned Systems company has its own design bureau and its own machine park, a laboratory for assembling microelectronic products, as well as a well-equipped flight test base.
The company conducts its own development of all components of unmanned complexes, including a universal system for automatic piloting of its own BVS, software for controlling unmanned aircraft, a radio communication system, gyro-stabilized optoelectronic systems based on two and three axes based on high-resolution TV cameras, cameras with large matrices, thermal imagers, automatic tracking, retention and target recognition systems, etc.

The production facilities of the enterprise allow organizing serial deliveries of unmanned complexes. Over the past three years, production has increased 10 times.

Stage of production development and development plans:
The Unmanned Systems Group of Companies is one of the largest players in the unmanned aviation market in Russia. The equipment is supplied both to the Russian market and for export.
The main production of drones is located in Izhevsk, repair bases and dealerships are located in more than 20 cities of Russia.
The Unmanned Systems Group of Companies has delivered more than 1,500 unmanned Supercam aircraft systems to various public and private organizations. Operations using UAVs of the Supercam family are carried out daily in all climatic zones of Russia at transport infrastructure, mining, oil and gas complex, forestry and agriculture and other facilities - about 130 applications in total.

Unique achievements:
To date, Unmanned Systems Group of Companies occupies a leading position in providing services throughout Russia. The total length of flights during the year is more than 750 thousand km in linear design. About 150 UAV operators, of which 75 calculations have been formed, provide services in various regions of Russia: conduct geodetic surveying of the area, mapping of various linear and areal objects, including power lines, pipelines, mineral development sites, large production sites. The Customer receives a full range of final information: from "raw" video and photo data received during the flight in real time to materials that have undergone post-flight processing: orthophofuels, topoplanes, MMC, DSM, 3D-models of the area, which are subsequently integrated into various geoinformation systems.

Location: Lenexpo Exhibition Complex

Date of foundation: 2017

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Фото: "Aerodyne"

Production nomenclature:

Features of the products:

• uDrone "Pegasus" - modular industrial electric hexacopter: payload - up to 7 kg, mission duration - up to 80 minutes. Modular construction of uDrone "Pegasus" allows you to get various configurations of a drone based on a single universal platform with a 28-inch rotary motor group: universal quick-detachable connection for changing payload, foldable design for convenient transportation and quick deployment.
• ALS "Pilgrim" on the basis of a hybrid energy system (ICE-generator + battery) of its own design with a payload of up to 5 kg. Multirotor hexacopter with vertical take-off and landing is designed for long autonomous missions (up to 6 hours). The possibility of on-board data analysis is provided.
• "Centurion" - a drone on a harness (with power and data transmission via cable). High resistance to wind and difficult weather conditions is provided. Data transmission via cable is supported at an altitude of up to 150 m and with a payload of up to 6 kg. Convenient solution for communication relay tasks (including deployment of GSM local cell and local network/coverage Internet for location), high-altitude video surveillance, online broadcasts and video recordings from the work site, including night vision mode, object recognition, event analysis, control of the order and safety of work, issuing warnings, recommendations and alarm about emergency situations. All Aerodin devices are customizable platforms focused on solving problems in the field of geological exploration, construction, telecommunications, security and aerology. To this end, a wide range of various payloads are supported: gyro-stabilized suspensions, cameras and thermal imaging units, optical and electronic instruments, lifting and lowering systems, geodetic instruments, equipment for deploying and relaying communications, sensors, measuring instruments and gas analyzers, fire extinguishing devices.

Examples of possible applications of the Aerodin UAV in extinguishing fires:

• BVS "Promete" - carrier of means for extinguishing forest fires by point discharge of powder self-working fire extinguishers (fire grenade): lifting capacity - up to 15 kg, number of powder fire extinguisher charges - up to 10 pcs., protected volume - up to 60 m3, BVS operating radius - up to 30 km, distance - up to 150 km at average speed of 50 km/h, BVS operating time - up to 3.5 hour. in the air.
• BVS "Pilgrim" - a means of monitoring and detection of fires. Provides automatic monitoring and patrolling of areas with determination of fire centers, and transfer of exact coordinates, determination of propagation pattern for operational organization of extinguishing. It is equipped with a video camera and a thermal imager. Algorithms of artificial intelligence and neural networks are used to process the video stream on board and automatically determine the fires. The length of the distance per flight is up to 200 km. Opening hours - up to 4 hours. in the air, broadband at speeds up to 20 Mbps, up to 150 km in line of sight.

Features of development and production:
On the basis of its own engineering center, new drones are being developed, electronic components are being created, payloads are being integrated and the serial line is being modernized.
Cases and components are supplied both as part of complex engineering tasks and when manufacturing small individual batches according to individual design. Aerodin accepts orders for the production of composite parts of any configuration: from flat parts to hollow shapes with super-complex geometry. Depending on the purpose and the required volume of production, simple sheet cutting, various vacuum infusion methods or blow bag molding techniques in hollow matrices may be used.
The company develops and manufactures electronic boards and devices for various purposes and functions, including autopilot complexes for UAVs, as well as the development and manufacture of hybrid energy systems for UAVs.

Stage of production development and development plans:
The company is located in St. Petersburg and supplies products throughout the country. In-house production of ultra-strong light monocoque carbon structures: high-pressure molding into hollow molds, production of matrices.
In 2020, the first projects for the Russian oil and gas sector began.
In 2023, there was an active development of new solutions in the field of sustainable navigation and communication, there was an increase in production capacity: a new assembly shop was opened, the machine park was increased.
As part of the fulfillment of the civil state order, Aerodin plans to deliver more than 140 UAVs to authorities and state-owned companies in 2024, which will amount to about a third of the planned production capacity. In the interests of the state order, it is planned to increase the production of, first of all, light multirotors uDrone "Pegasus." By the end of 2024, the company plans to launch a new assembly shop, the production volume of the entire model range will reach 500-600 units.

Unique achievements:
In 2019, the first Russian multirotor UAV Promete was released - a coaxial octocopter with vertical take-off and landing with a hybrid energy system (ICE on gasoline AI-95, with a generator, buffer batteries and fully electric propeller motor groups).
The record flight characteristics of the Aerodin UAV are achieved thanks to the Aerodin's own developments - a hybrid power system and a highly efficient propeller-engine group 32
'. For the customer of LLC TAiP (a scientific and technical enterprise specializing in the development of radioelectronic equipment and microelectronics), a customized UAV of the Arctic-1 project with a sealed carbon-plastic bearing frame (protection class - IP67) has been developed for video and thermal imaging tasks, monitoring the ice situation and rescue operations at sea. This is a ship-based hexacopter with an electric power plant, capable of taking off and landing from water, in Arctic conditions. Flight time - 45-60 min.
This model is at the stage of serial production.

Location: Moscow

Date of establishment: 2014

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Фото: AeroXo

Production nomenclature:

Features of the products:
ERA series UAVs - tiltrotors (VTOL). They represent a new generation of long-range aviation robotics and a platform for collecting data. It provides switching between helicopter and airplane modes, flights in severe weather conditions: wind gusts up to 22 m/s, cloudiness, heavy rain, freezing rain, a wide range of temperature conditions (up to - 30 ° C/+ 40 ° C). The devices support fully autonomous missions (take-off and landing "on the button") with the possibility of group interaction. They work at any time of the day or
night. The ERA tiltrotor is a multi-port system that is compatible with various payloads, including a laser scanner and a quantum cesium aeromagentometer (carries out accurate measurements of the vertical gradient of the magnetic field, abnormal magnetic field, etc., to build a digital relief). Payloads are located in the center of mass of the drone (in the fuselage, on the suspension), can be easily removed, replaced, customized. Vertical take-off/landing allows you to avoid overloads and use payloads that are not resistant to overloads.
The range includes a wide list of VTOL UAV variants from ERA-15 (cruising speed - 80 km/h, payload - 10 kg, flight duration - 2.5 hours, application radius - 50 km) to ERA-3000 (cruising speed - 450 km/h, payload - 700 kg, flight duration - 3 hours, application radius - 1000 km). We especially note some models:

• ERA-54K - the model successfully passed the take-off/landing tests on a platform (simulation of the ship's deck) moving at a speed of 40 km/h. It withstands a serious wind load (wind gusts up to 19 m/s), excludes the use of unstable orientation tools (video, IR beacons).
• ERA-54D is a model intended for geological exploration purposes. It can be focused on marine basing: take-off/landing from a ship, using UAVs to monitor the water area, photo/video recording of the ice situation. The payload can be a magnetometer, a laser scanner, a multispectral camera, and a thermal imager. In the configuration for monitoring the ice situation, the ERA-54D complex includes a side-view radar. The flight range is up to 150 km.
• ERA-54T - drone for logistics tasks (maximum cargo weight - up to 7 kg). Its own automatic unloading mechanism is used, including with the ability to dump cargo in the air above a given point with decimeter accuracy. The mode of delivery to/from the ship is possible, in this case the cargo is placed in the drop container.
• ERA-55/56 (electric and hybrid) - a completely universal platform for any unmanned tasks. Compared to ERA-54, the aerodynamic quality of the airframe has been increased, controllability in all flight modes, and a more economical and quiet power plant. More permissible weight and dimensions of the cargo, increased flight duration, it is more convenient to install and dismantle wings for transportation.
• ERA-71/72 (electric and hybrid) - multifunctional models. They are capable of reaching speeds of up to 250 km/h at an altitude of up to 4000 m with a maximum useful weight of up to 20 kg. The maximum radius of use is up to 250 km for ERA-71 and up to 500 km for ERA-72.
• ERA-600/800 - models are designed for local automated logistics, delivery of small cargo between the regional hub and delivery points (maximum payload weight - up to 200 kg). The maximum range of use is 750 km.

Current AeroCo customers use UAVs for various tasks: document delivery (ERA-54K), product delivery (ERA-54T, client - agricultural holding), geophysical research (ERA-54D), ice exploration (ERA-54D, client - Marine Rescue Service), video monitoring (ERA-54A, ERA-54T). The aviation service company uses ERA-54D to monitor oil pipelines in Africa, and the engineering and industrial company uses ERA-54T to act urgently in the event of a natural disaster.

ERA-55 can carry a 3D suspension (for video surveillance and security), a r/h scanner and a camera (for monitoring communication facilities - antenna-mast structures), a m/s camera (for use in agriculture, forestry, water protection, zoo protection), a booster (radio repeater of broadband communication signals for over-the-horizon communication with ALS, organization of mobile communications coverage in emergency and emergency situations, as well as in hard-to-reach areas).

ERA-56 is used with a camera (for aerial photography of the area, control of long infrastructure: power lines, pipelines, railways and highways; in case of emergency: for searching for people, monitoring floods and fires), magnetometer (aerogeophysical studies), video camera, 3D suspension (for searching for fish using echolocation, temperature gradient; use in the Arctic and Antarctic), can carry containers up to 10 kg (automatic take-off and landing, including on mobile platforms - ship deck, car body, etc.), cargo can be dropped or unloaded on a winch without landing. It can carry a cassette with powder charges, hitting Kevlar nets with loads of rotating propellers of violating drones.

The tiltrotor is ERA-15 capable of delivering to the area of ​ ​ use (and returning back) up to 8 small class drones in the cargo compartment for a long distance. Allows peer-to-peer swarm control.

The mobile complex based on ERA-21 consists of a drone port and an electric tiltrotor ERA-21. Designed for the organization of operational field observation, with the possibility of a "hot" start. Made in the dimensions of the roof of a typical passenger car. Easily removable, installed on relings. It is possible to take off and land the tiltrotor when the carrier car is moving at a speed of up to 60 km/h due to the means of accurate landing. Provides modes: storage, maintaining high availability, recharging.

Features of development and production:
To enter the European market in 2017, the company "Aerocso LV" (Latvia) was founded. The company has attracted more than $3 million in venture capital investments and grants from founders and private investors. The investment was used to create commercially available convertoplanes of the ERA-54 series, the development of ERA Airbike and software.

Stage of production development and development plans:
AeroSo drones have thousands of flight hours, including completed flights on factory tests and flights made by AeroSo customers.

Unique achievements:
The innovative concept of a rotary screw is used in the ERA-100 platform. The use of its own rotary rotor technology allows ERA-100 to combine the helicopter's vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities with the speed and range of a conventional aircraft.
Hybrid power plant - ICE-generator-batteries-electric motors: automatic start, special design of the cooling system, positive energy balance (battery charge during horizontal flight), low vibrations. The ERA Air Bike project is one of ten Phase I winners and one of five Phase II winners of the GoFly Prize international competition (sponsored by Boeing). Aerocso reached the final of the competition.
In 2017, Aerocso entered into an agreement with Sberbank to test a collection drone (tiltrotor). The tests were successful: the drone as part of the pilot project successfully delivered cash from the cash center to the collection car at a distance of about 10 km, moving at a speed of about 180 km/h.

Avanproekt Aviataxi ERA-1000 became a finalist of the competition of the Fund for Advanced Research of the Russian Federation. This is a 6-seat tiltrotor designed on the basis of scaling the proven technologies of existing Aeroco aircraft. Full-scale development of the device is planned after the completion of the ERA-600/800 project.

Location: Lenexpo Exhibition Complex

Date of establishment: 2007

Production nomenclature:

Features of the products:
Multifunctional complexes - aircraft and helicopter-type UAVs manufactured by the Plaza company are equipped with electric engines, and, depending on the characteristics, can conduct photo, video or thermal imaging reconnaissance, 3D mapping of the area at a range of 5 to 90 km and be in flight for up to three hours. Examples of popular models:

• Unmanned aviation complex (LHC) "Griffin-12" - designed for real-time video surveillance of the area at a range of up to 90 km using a gyro-stabilized video camera with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 or a thermal imager with a resolution of 640x512. The flight duration is up to 180 minutes, the length of the route is up to 210 km. The maximum height is 4000 m.
• "Griffin-41" tank with vertical take-off and landing is based on UAV of copter type with electric motors. This civilian multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle is designed in a quadcopter configuration, which provides it with the ability to operate even in unprepared and inaccessible areas. The complex is designed for real-time video surveillance and aerial photography at a range of up to 15 km. Flight duration - up to 60 minutes, maximum altitude - 1000 m, payload weight - up to 2.5 kg.
• At the Army-2022 international forum, the Plaza company presented the Griffin-61T tethered hexacopter. It can be at an altitude of 100 m for a whole week, payload - up to 8 kg (video camera, thermal imager, loudspeaker, as well as radio retractor).
• Portable complex with UAV of multirotor type - designed to monitor ground (surface) objects, detect, recognize and determine their coordinates. It is equipped with a three-axis gyro-stabilized optical-electronic system with a high-resolution video camera (4K) and an integrated thermal imager. The compact and light multicopter is convenient for transportation, can take off and sit down from the hands, pre-launch preparation takes less than five minutes. The flight is carried out in manual and automatic modes with the possibility of enveloping the terrain.

Features of development and production:
Since its foundation in 2007 as a design studio for the design of innovative electronic devices, PLAZA has grown into a research and production enterprise, combining a number of design bureaus, a factory for the production of unmanned aircraft systems and the production of electronic systems.
For the production of non-standard parts, for example, difficult-to-execute small-scale products that require serious tooling and large investments, as well as for prototyping products, 3D printing equipment is used with various materials: ABS, PLA, Rubber, etc.

Stage of production development and development plans:
In 2017, PLAZA entered into large government contracts for the supply of drones to educational institutions and aerial photography and the creation of models with several dozen customers.

Unique achievements: Autopilot for aircraft-type UAVs with a built-in inertial system and a "black box." Provides the ability to control the payload (high-precision GNSS receiver, aerial photography apparatus, gyro-stabilized OES).

Location: Lenexpo Exhibition Complex

Date of establishment: 2018

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Фото: "DIAM-AERO"

Production nomenclature:

• Tests of BVS protection means.
• Emergency assistance.
• Aerial monitoring of water resources.
• Thermal aerial imaging.
• Power transmission line survey.
• High-precision aerial photography.

Features of the products:

• ALS "DIAM 20" of aircraft type with internal combustion engine - is intended for performance of works on remote, extended and large area objects. Unmanned aircraft (BVS) is made according to the "duck" aerodynamic scheme. Payload - up to 5 kg, maximum flight speed - 160 km/h, maximum flight duration with payload 5 kg - 6 hour., Maximum flight range - 800 km, maximum flight altitude - 4000 m. Payloads can be easily changed, as well as used simultaneously: high-resolution camera, video surveillance system, multispectral camera, thermal imaging camera, magnetometric equipment, special box for cargo delivery. DIAM 20 ALS is focused on aerial photography of areal and linear-extended objects, video monitoring of long objects, oil and gas pipelines, survey of power lines, air monitoring of water resources, delivery of goods to remote and inaccessible territories (it is possible to transport cargo in soft packaging and parachute drop at the destination along a programmable route, without landing BVS).
• DIAM 12 ALS of aircraft type with electric motor. The aircraft is made according to the aerodynamic scheme "flying wing." The device is designed to perform various tasks of remote sensing of the earth's surface (aerial photography, video monitoring, thermal imaging). It can be equipped with a payload with nadir and promising high-resolution cameras, a thermal imager and a multispectral camera, an L-1 geodetic receiver, a L-2, and a multisystem receiver. Payload weight - up to 2 kg, maximum flight speed - 126 km/h, maximum flight range - 250 km, maximum flight altitude - 4000 m, maximum flight duration - up to 3 hour.
• "DIAM 20K" ALS of aircraft type with vertical take-off and landing from internal combustion engine (tiltrotor). BVS is made according to the "duck" aerodynamic scheme. Power plant - based on ICE, power plant for take-off and landing with 4 electric motors. The device is designed to perform work on remote, long objects and objects of a large area, takes off and lands on an engineering-unprepared 7x7 m site. It can be equipped with high-resolution nadir and promising cameras, a thermal imager and a multispectral camera, a laser scanner, a special box for delivering goods, etc. The weight of the payload is up to 5 kg, the maximum flight speed is 144 km/h, the maximum flight range is 800 km, the maximum flight altitude is 2000 m. The main target audience for the DIAM-AERO ALS is enterprises providing aerial photography services, as well as monitoring and delivering cargo using unmanned aerial vehicles. Fields of application: geodesy, cartography, surveying, agriculture, road construction, oil and gas sector, urban economy, electric power, water management, forestry, cargo delivery, safety.

Features of development and production:
DIAM-AERO has its own high-tech production, equipped with modern equipment: molding, mechanical section, CNC machines, electronics assembly section. A full production cycle has been established: molding, manufacturing of elements, assembly, testing of assembled products, training of customer personnel, service and maintenance of BVS of various types.
Own production of all UAV components: DIAM ICE engine, batteries, payload, electronic units, software development.

Stage of production development and development plans:
Small-scale production, fulfillment of orders of large customers.
The DIAM 20 and DIAM 20K systems are included in the Register of Industrial Products Produced in the Russian Federation (1100 points for each ALS model).
UAV models "DIAM 20," "DAM D20K" are part of the air fleet of the company "BAS," the national operator of the unmanned civil aviation industry.

Unique achievements:
The power propeller-motor installation developed by DIAM-AERO specialists is designed for use in unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft and multirotor type. It was created on the basis of the O.S. GF40 4-Stroke motor, equipped with a unique vibration-damping engine, a starter generator. It can be used as a hybrid power plant.
BVS "DIAM 20" is especially effective when performing magnetometric survey due to the power plant and push screw located in the tail of the BVS.
In March 2024, the DIAM-AERO company, together with the Radar mms NPP, successfully completed a project to conduct magnetometric shooting from a drone in East Antarctica. The site of the work is Bangera Oasis and the Haijamp Hills (Queen Mary Land). Flights were carried out on aircraft-type aircraft vehicles with an internal combustion engine. The volume of work performed is 3000 linear km.
In September 2024, as part of the demonstration flights of the NTI Up Great Technological Competition, Aerologics BVS DIAM 20K demonstrated the implementation of the DAA (Detect-And-Avoid) function - an in-flight evasion maneuver from the oncoming BVS with automatic return to the route. The DIAM-AERO team reached the final of the tests of the NTI Up Great Aerologistics technological competition.

Location: Moscow

Date of foundation: 2017

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Фото: "Luftera"

Production nomenclature:

Features of the products:

• Luftera LQ-4 is a technical complex designed to perform a wide range of professional tasks in such areas as geodesy, surveying, construction, agriculture. The complex includes an unmanned aircraft (BVS), a ground control center (laptop with pre-installed software for BVS control and flight control), as well as a radio communication channel with the aircraft. Take-off, landing of aircraft navigation system and performance of flight mission are performed in fully automatic mode. There are functions of automatic return to the starting point in case of loss of communication and battery discharge. BVS Luftera LQ-4 can carry various types of target loads weighing up to 1 kg. For example, it allows you to obtain high-precision orthofuels with a binding accuracy of up to 5 cm without using ground identification marks, through the use of geodetic class navigation receivers (GPS, Glonass L1/L2) and a professional camera.
• Luftera LQ-5 - a multi-purpose unmanned complex designed for tasks in the field of geodesy, surveying, geological exploration: payload weight maximum - up to 3.5 kg, flight duration with maximum load - 30 minutes, maximum horizontal speed - 70 km/h, maximum flight altitude - 3000 m, maximum radio range -15 km.
• Luftera LT-1 is a fully autonomous multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle such as a tiltrotor, designed to perform a wide range of professional tasks: surveying, cartography, construction, agriculture, monitoring of long facilities. Flight speed - 80 km/h, flight time - 120 min.,
• Industry solutions based on UAVs for various fields of activity: geodesy, mining, surveying, agriculture, construction, forestry, geophysics. For industry customers, the company provides professional services:
• Aerial photography.
• Airborne laser scanning.
• Create topographic plans.
• Geodesy and surveying.
• Construction control (overlay of the design documentation for orthophotos allows to quickly identify deviations in the work, assess the required volumes of earthworks, control the scope of work of contractors, etc.).
• Aeromagnetic survey (obtaining a high-precision digital relief model).
• Multispectral and hyperspectral survey (simultaneous use of several sensors on board BVS allows to obtain detailed data on the investigated object. For example, surveying forest areas using lidar, a hyperspectral camera and a high-resolution camera in the visible spectrum allows you to obtain data on the number of trees in the site, their height, rock composition, crown diameter, separately examine the trunk and crown of the tree).
• Forest taxing - obtaining data for the inventory of forest plots based on orthophofuels with a resolution of 5 cm/pixel, which are used for subsequent classification and sub-tree segmentation.

Stage of production development and development plans:
The company's customers are the largest mining companies in Russia and neighboring countries. For example, Luftera UAVs LQ-4 operate at Lebedinsky GOK and Mikhailovsky GOK of Metallinvest Holding.

Unique achievements:
In October 2019, the Luftera LQ-4 unmanned aerial vehicle was tested at the Mikhailovsky GOK. For five flights that took 2.5 hours, the drone photographed in detail 6 square meters. km of mining, including hard-to-reach or completely inaccessible areas for people. The drone carried out aerial surveying of the quarry, dumped loose open and two warehouses of oxidized quartzite.
An inspection of a forest area of ​ ​ 200 hectares takes no more than one hour from a Luftera drone with a laser scanner.

Location: Novosibirsk

Date of foundation: 2017

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Фото: OptiPlane

Production nomenclature:

∙ Production of vertical take-off/landing UAVs for industry tasks.

Features of the products:

• Optiplane S2 + rotorcraft - drone with vertical take-off and landing for industry: mining, agriculture, construction, power, geodesy, ecology, magnetic exploration (mineral exploration, rock age determination, magnetic cartography). It is able to go around the terrain in detail and carry out aeromagnetic shooting at low altitude even with a complex landscape. Flight range - up to 40 km, flight duration - up to 60 minutes. More productive than electric copters 2-3 times. Aerial photography is carried out up to 3500 hectares per day.
• Optiplein rotorcraft are equipped with payloads of various types: navigation GNSS receiver, photo and video camera, thermal imager, lidar, etc. Optiplane rotorcraft are the basis for the creation of deserted industrial monitoring systems together with survey materials machining software and automatic charging station.

The apparatus is focused on application in such areas of activity as geodesy, surveying, agriculture, power, road management, construction, forestry, ecology. With the help of such complexes, you can automatically receive operational information to the dispatch center on changing the volume of warehouses, recognizing safety violators, monitoring the work of contractors, etc. There is a special version of the Optiplane S2 +, equipped with a magnetometer and lidar for shooting complex terrain and vertical objects with an accuracy of 3 cm. This model is intended for mining companies.

Features of development and production:
The production is located in Moscow, Troitsk (Moscow region).

Stage of production development and development plans:
Serial production.
The rotorcraft is certified by the Eurasian Economic Union and the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology.

Unique achievements:
In the summer of 2024, the Optiplane S2 + rotary wing carried out a demonstration flight with the fulfillment of technical tasks for the Gazprom Dobycha Nadym enterprise in Pangody (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug). UAV using attachments carried out reconnaissance and research work in one of the quarries of the enterprise. The customer received orthophotos - a photographic plan of the area, clearly tied to the coordinates, in fact, a digital model of the area, from which you can measure geometric parameters, calculate production volumes, easily conduct a visual inspection of objects, as well as optimize production processes, ensure the safe operation of industrial facilities of the enterprise. The work, which would take surveyors and surveyors several days, the rotorcraft performed in 1 hour with the high quality of the obtained photographic materials
. For a complete survey of a coal quarry in Yakutia with an area of ​ ​ 800 hectares, the Optiplane S2 + took 3 hours. The ground service would have to spend about a month and a half doing this. The efficiency of unmanned work at large facilities is 100 times higher than the ground method, the company notes.

Location: Moscow, resident of the Skolkovo biomedical cluster

Date of establishment: 2016

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Фото: AgroDrone Group

Production nomenclature:

∙ Specialized UAV for farms

Features of the products:
Agrodron is a UAV with a multispectral hyperpectral camera, software and a set of data processing techniques. The agrodron equipped with special sensors flies around crops, the collected data is processed using plant health analysis software. The result of the program is information on agronomic indicators of plants and problems with sowing. The system also gives agricultural producers advice on raising crops and reducing costs.

Features of development and production:
The AgroDrone Group team is based on specialists from scientific and engineering centers: laboratories at Moscow State University, VNII agrochemistry named after D.N. Pryanishnikov, Research Institute of Potato Growing named after A.G. Lorch, Research Institute of Biological Plant Protection, since the main value of the company's products is not aircraft themselves, but a scientific base implemented in the form of specialized software.
The first farm copter was created in 2016. At the same time, the company conducted the first round of investments and became a Skolkovo resident. In 2018, the company received investments from the Russian-Belarusian venture capital investment fund created by Infrafond RVC and the Belarusian Innovation Fund and RVC.
Typical customers of the company are farmers, fertilizer companies, government agencies, as well as insurance companies specializing in agricultural production. Orders on average start from 500 hectares at the first implementations in the household.

Customer Objectives:

• Yield control - the complex makes it possible to calculate the number of seedlings and measure the volume of biomass, as well as to assess the uniformity of seeding with visualization on the map.
• Monitoring the condition of crops - the complex allows detecting diseases and weeds of vegetation in the early stages, planning field work.
• Optimization of land use - tracking the highest yielding areas, studying the terrain.

Stage of production development and development plans:
As of 2018, the AgroDronGroup team of technologists sold 20 complexes with drones for industrial surveys per year. It entered the international market, the first sale was the shooting of 3000 hectares of fields in Kazakhstan. Today the company operates in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan (commercial and state orders). Field tests are underway in India, Vietnam, Indonesia.
Tested crops: winter wheat, corn, grapes, legumes, rice, potatoes, orchards, cotton, palm trees, soybeans, vegetables.
One of the key partners of the company is TD TK1 LLC, a leader in the field of tobacco production in Russia. Agrodrons "AgroDronGroup" with a multispectral hyperpectral chamber carry out overflights of given agricultural fields in the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories, monitor the state of crops and identify possible problems in the early stages.
It is planned to expand the business model: to offer customers not just technical services with semi-automatic data processing, but a cloud service like Uber (AgroUber), in which various performers can participate.

Unique achievements:
In 2016 and 2017 AgroDronGroup received gold medals from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation for the development of agrodrons and scientific methods of their use.
The project is included in the list of ASI leadership projects.

Location: Moscow

Date of foundation: 2017

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Фото: Aeromax Group of Companies

Production nomenclature:

Features of the products:

• Helicopter-type ALS. The flagship model is the "heavyweight" of the SH-3000: the maximum takeoff weight is 3600 kg, the carrying capacity is 1000 kg, the flight range is 900 km, the flight duration is 5 h. Models SH-750, SH-450, SH-350 support the maximum takeoff weight at 750 kg, 450 kg, 350 kg, respectively. The main application of helicopter-type ALS is cargo delivery to remote destinations. Models of the SH family allow you to do this even in conditions of poor visibility and difficult climatic conditions. This type of ALS also allows you to carry out firefighting work, conduct search and rescue operations during the elimination of emergencies, carry out environmental expertise on land and above the water surface, as well as monitor the state of infrastructure and the construction of new facilities.
• ALS of copter type with vertical take-off and landing are the most effective in places where there are no conditions for operation of ALS of aircraft type. The AS-MK-4 and AS-MK-6 models support autonomous flight for 80 and 75 minutes, respectively, with a payload of up to 2 kg on board.
• aircraft-type ALS - have high performance, provide long duration, speed and altitude. Model D-20 - 1000 km, 14 hour. (D-20K - modification with vertical take-off and landing), D-12 - 250 km, AS-32-08 - a compact unmanned aviation system with the ability to fly at a distance of 130 km and autonomy up to 3 hours, AS-32-10 - autonomous flight up to 5 hours.

Features of development and production:
ALS production is carried out in St. Petersburg at the production facilities of DIAM-Aero.

• In the summer of 2024, Aeromax specialists successfully conducted a comprehensive survey of the Grozny-Baku oil export pipeline section in 10 days, which provides reverse transportation of hydrocarbons between Russia and Azerbaijan and participates in energy supply chains between central Asia and Europe. The result of data processing is high-precision (centimeter accuracy) digital models of terrain and terrain, as well as orthophotos of the pipeline corridor in the Kirovsky district of the capital of Dagestan.
• Within the framework of the project for a comprehensive study of the forest fund of the Far Eastern Federal District, in the period August 2020 - February 2021, an independent inventory of forest resources was carried out on an area of ​ ​ 1.95 million hectares in the Trans-Baikal Territory, a map of forest resources was drawn up, the concept of forest supply for the woodworking enterprise was formed, a financial model was created for the construction and operation of the forestry plant.
• In the spring of 2023, UAV D-20 took part in measures to take into account seals in the ice fields of the Caspian Sea by order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation. These aircraft are great for biomonitoring, as they are silent and can shoot at low altitudes without frightening animals. For ten days, the area of ​ ​ the surveyed water area by the drone on the planned routes amounted to 4.5 thousand km.

Stage of production development and development plans:
The company uses its own fleet of aircraft in 57 regions of the country to solve problems in forestry and agriculture, the construction industry, oil and gas and power grid complexes, as well as in the field of freight transportation. For these purposes, regional aviation companies have been created, a ground infrastructure dispatch department, as well as an aviation training center where the necessary specialists are trained.

Unique achievements:
The Aeromax Group of Companies has a solid portfolio of successful cases implemented in Yamal and related to both cargo delivery and air monitoring of territories. When creating the center for advanced technological development of the drone in Salekhard, representatives of the government of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Federal Air Transport Agency and the ORVD State Corporation decided to take as a basis the technological developments of Aeromax in terms of organizing ground airfield infrastructure.

Location: Elabuga (Republic of Tatarstan), Alabuga SEZ territory

Date of foundation: 2017

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Фото: "Albatross"

Production nomenclature:

Features of the products:

• "Albatross M1" - a compact drone that fits into a backpack. The device is distinguished by its ease and speed of deployment, the ability to start from anywhere. It is optimal for aerial photography and video monitoring at medium distances. The flight duration is up to 1.5 hours, the length of the route is 100 km.
• "Albatross M5" - UAV with a maximum flight time of 4.5 hours and a wingspan of 3.3 meters. Suitable for shooting large areas and long continuous flight. Designed for aerial photography and video monitoring of the area.
• UAV of multirotor type "Albatros D1" - industrial quadcopter with flight time up to 60 min.
• "Albatross D5" - UAV for the delivery of special cargoes to the place of work and video monitoring with an optical tracking system.

Unmanned systems are positioned to solve problems in various industries:

• Agriculture (survey of crops, monitoring of winter crops, maintenance of land reclamation, land inventory).
• Forestry (for monitoring forest resources and high-quality surveying).
• Oil and gas sector (aerial survey of the area allows continuous control of environmental pollution).
• Construction (drawing up topographic plans on a scale of 1:500, 1:1000, 1:2000 and 1:5000 based on aerial survey materials).
• Electric power industry (aerial photography of power lines of any length, determination of wire position, detailed top inspection).
• Transport infrastructure (survey of the territory of the specified section of construction, repair or operation of the road).
• Nature protection (control of forest fires, illegal garbage dumps, search for poachers).
• Waterways (monitoring of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ecological monitoring).
• Surveying of quarries (obtaining data on the spatial position of rocks, workings).
• 3D models of cities.

Features of development and production:
The head office of the company and the production of drones is located on the territory of the Alabuga SEZ. The company's branches operate in Korolev (Moscow Region), St. Petersburg, Tyumen, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Stavropol.

Stage of production development and development plans:
According to the company's plans, the volume of production launched in 2023 should reach 1,000 drones per year by 2037.
UAVs of the Albatross M5 model are part of the air fleet of BAS, the national operator of the unmanned civil aviation industry.

Unique achievements:
In August 2024, a batch of 13 Albatros M5 Agro drones entered the Moscow JSC of the Novosibirsk Region (on the terms of preferential leasing), where aerial photography was carried out throughout the farm with an area of ​ ​ 6,000 hectares. A digital map was compiled and an analysis of the classification of land for various types of use was carried out.
In March 2024, using the Albatross UAV, aerial photography of the surface of Lake Baikal was carried out to calculate the population of the Baikal seal.

Location: Moscow

Date of foundation: 2022

Production nomenclature:

Features of the products:
Aircraft-type UAV family with Legionnaire hybrid power plant. Includes a number of models:

• Legionnaire-E33K is an aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), the maximum flight range is 200 km (with a carrying capacity of up to 3 kg) and 50 km (with a carrying capacity of 10 kg), flight time: up to 150 minutes. Engine type: electric or internal combustion (AI-92 gasoline). It is a multifunctional tool capable of performing a variety of tasks, for example, aerial photography, cargo delivery, laser scanning, video surveillance and patrolling.
• UAV Legionnaire G29s is a hybrid vertical take-off and landing aircraft for long missions: flight range - 550 km, flight altitude - 250-1100 m, cruising speed - 100 km/h, payload - up to 3.5 kg. Power plant - AI-92. Designed for aerial photography, aerial laser scanning, video monitoring.
• UAV "Legionnaire Ye29" - electric aircraft of vertical take-off and landing: flight range - 225 km, flight altitude * 250 - 1000 m, cruising speed - 90 km/h, payload - up to 3 kg, flight duration - up to 2.30 h. Designed for aerial photography, air laser scanning, video monitoring.
• Helicopter drone "Alfa-E" - unmanned helicopter on an electric engine: flight range - 90 km, flight time * 1 h. 45 minutes, maximum flight altitude - 3 km, speed - up to 110 km/h.
• All-weather UAV SCAT 350 M - for monitoring extended objects.
• Miniature quadrocopter "Karakurt" - for aerial photography and real-time information collection. The model demonstrates high maneuverability, which is very convenient for launching in limited spaces. Maximum flight range - 1 km, flight time - up to 20 min.
• Ready-made solutions for various applications:

Engineering and geodetic survey for construction

• • Topographic and geodetic support of surveying works
  • Topographic and geodetic support of geological exploration
  • Aeromagnetic survey
  • Geotechnical path monitoring
  • Geodynamic monitoring

Features of development and production:
Legionnaire-E33K mainly consists of domestic parts. Some components, such as the propeller group and batteries, are still imported. All software of on-board radioelectronic equipment, body and electronics of completely domestic production.

Stage of production development and development plans:
Legionnaire-E33K entered mass production.
In November 2024, deliveries of commercial UAVs Legionnaire G29s and Legionnaire Ye29 began by state order (GTLK) with an installed payload: PhaseOne and RX1RM2 cameras, a LiAIR N800 air laser scanner, and a Tukan ground-based communication equipment set. Most UAVs by order of the State Transport Leasing Company are planned to be delivered by the end of 2024.

Unique achievements: In the fall of 2024, the Alpha E unmanned helicopter was tested as part of a pilot project of aerology in Nizhny Novgorod and Samara (the project operator is the BAS company). BAS drones conducted test flights on two routes in each city at an altitude of 150-220 m. Drones successfully passed routes with a length of 5.5 to 17 km.

Location: Krasnoyarsk

Date of establishment: 2012

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Фото: "Autonomous Aerospace Systems - GeoService"

Production nomenclature:

Features of the products:

• SIGMA UAV uses a 4-stroke gasoline internal combustion engine with high reliability. It is capable of performing flight missions with a route length of up to 1200 km. Preparation takes 15 minutes, can be in the air for up to 6 hour., The flight takes place in automatic mode. The model is designed for a long operating time due to the use of high-quality composite carbon plastic materials sintered at high temperatures.

Applications of SIGMA UAVs:

• Mining: the use of SIGMA ALS will help organize aerial photography, compiling high-resolution orthophofuels; build a digital terrain model for surveying purposes; provide information for monitoring and planning of mining operations.
• Electric power industry: laser scanning, power transmission line diagnostics.
• UAV miniSIGMA with vertical take-off and landing: electric motor, flight duration - 2 hour, payload - up to 2.5 kg, cruising speed - 80 km/h, flight altitude - up to 3000 m.

Features of development and production:
NPO Autonomous Aerospace Systems-GeoService was founded by a team of young scientists on the basis of the Siberian Federal University.
The SIGMA device is manufactured in Krasnoyarsk. ALS SIGMA was designed with a focus on minimizing production costs, which was made possible by using the company's existing technologies and a conveyor method of production.
85% of SIGMA components - gyro-stabilized NADIR-4 VIEW platform, AVAC monoblock, KTR modem, magnetic compass, etc. - are manufactured on the basis of AVAX.
Avionics is mass-produced. All devices are tested on benches in extreme temperature conditions and for resistance to overloads.

Stage of production development and development plans:
Own mechanical, composite, radioelectronic, cable production and test base (located in Krasnoyarsk).
UAV deliveries to the Ministry of Forestry, commercial customers.

Unique achievements:
In 2021, the company won the NTI competition for the development of an autonomous take-off and landing system.

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