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2025: Station Launch

The companies Rusdronoport and Radar MMS have developed and put into trial operation the world's first vertoport - an automated station for charging, launching and receiving helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicles. Testing began in January 2025 at a specialized site in St. Petersburg.

According to Izvestia, the vertoport is adapted for the unmanned aircraft "VT 30Ye" with a maximum carrying capacity of 7 kg, a flight duration of up to 1.5 hours and a flight range of 40 km at a cruising speed of 55 km/h.

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Фото: iz.ru

Nikolai Ryashin, General Director of the company, market expert of the National Technology Initiative "Aeronet," noted that the station provides autonomous launch of the helicopter without the presence of an operator, as well as automatic charging and transmission of collected data to the server.

Deputy Dean of the Faculty "Special Engineering" MVTU named after Bauman Andrei Novikov emphasized the prospects for the use of vertoports in agriculture for regular monitoring of agricultural land and data collection.

Maxim Tomskikh, General Director of Dronshab Group, pointed out the demand for technology in the industrial sector, especially in territories where human work is difficult or dangerous.

The developers are creating a new generation vertoport that will be compatible with other domestic unmanned helicopters with a take-off weight of up to 30 kg. Customers from the Middle East became interested in the technology.

Flying Trucks CEO Anton Blik announced significant export development potential, especially in Asian markets where flights over urban areas are allowed.

The representative of Fly Drone, Nikolai Ivashov, outlined the main scenarios for using vertoport: monitoring missions, aerology, search operations and ensuring the safety of various objects.^[1]

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