S-76 (transport system for drones)

History

2025

Drone certification and video presentation

On October 24, 2025, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) presented a civilian unmanned aerial vehicle "BTS VAB S-76." This aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of over 1500 kg is intended for cargo transportation. The device has reached the certification stage.

The product is a fundamentally new unmanned non-aerodrome-based transport system. Aircraft-type device has vertical take-off and landing capabilities. The length of the drone is 7.2 meters, the wingspan is 11 meters, the height is 2.9 meters. The cruising speed of the flight is at around 180 km/h, the altitude ceiling is 4000 meters. The cargo compartment has a volume of 2 cubic meters: it can fit two standard pallets. For takeoff and landing, an airfield or a specially prepared platform is not required - there is enough free space with dimensions of 17 × 17 meters.

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Фото: OAK

Vertical takeoff and landing is provided by 100 kW ED-76 motors with permanent magnets in the outer rotor. When switching to horizontal flight, a piston gasoline engine with a pushing propeller in the tail of the fuselage is used.

S-76 combines the benefits of multicopter and aircraft. It is such a technical solution, coupled with an automatic flight mode, that will ensure the economy of operation, says the UAC.

Take-off, flight along the route and landing are performed completely in automatic mode - without direct participation of the operator. The flight range reaches 1000 km without refueling. The drone is focused on public and private structures in the segment of transport services. S-76 will be able to carry out logistics, research and other tasks in various regions of Russia, including in the most difficult to reach areas.^[1]

Product Announcement

On May 15, 2025, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) presented a fundamentally new unmanned non-aerodrome-based transport system with a vertical take-off and landing aircraft for S-76. The new development allows the launch and landing of cargo drones completely automatically, without direct human participation.

According to the press service of the corporation, the presentation took place in Moscow. The exhibition demonstrates a full-fledged flight model that has already passed the first stage of flight experiments on the development of vertical take-off, hanging and landing modes.

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Фото: OAK

The unmanned aircraft of vertical take-off and landing was created by the design bureau OKB Sukhoi, which is part of the UAC structure. The project was implemented thanks to the Vector program and start-up financing within the framework of the business accelerator of the Rostec state corporation, which includes the UAC.

The unmanned transport system is S-76 focused on the use of both public and private structures in the transport services market. The development is capable of performing logistics, research and other tasks of varying complexity in various regions of Russia, including the most inaccessible areas.

General Director of the UAC Vadim Badekha stressed that the corporation in its development strategy and plans for the near future adheres to the general approach of Rostec State Corporation to expand the production of modern and innovative unmanned complexes. According to him, the UAC has determined for itself the direction of development of unmanned aircraft systems as one of the key, and the solution of tasks important for the country that meet national goals and priorities is carried out using the most effective technical solutions.

The key advantage of the presented system is complete automation of the flight cycle. Take-off, flight along the route and landing are performed in automatic mode, without the need for constant monitoring by the operator. This makes it possible to significantly reduce the human factor during air cargo transportation, as well as significantly reduce operating costs.^[2]

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