Main article: Unmanned aerial vehicle
Military drones in Russia
Main article: Military drones in Russia
Infrastructure for UAVs in Russia
Main article: Infrastructure for unmanned aerial vehicles in Russia
State regulation of the drone market in Russia
Main article: State regulation of the drone market in Russia
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2024
Russia has developed a technology for controlling a swarm of drones. The economic effect of such developments was estimated at ₽150 billion
The Russian company Autonomous Robotics has created software to control a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of performing tasks autonomously. This became known in early October 2024 after the development was entered into the register of domestic software. The economic effect of the use of such technologies by 2030 may exceed ₽150 billion. Read more here.
The first circulation of postage stamps with domestic drones was printed in Russia
In early October 2024, Russian Post issued the first series of postage stamps with images of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles and their operators. The circulation of new stamps amounted to 264 thousand copies. Read more here
Mass production of the Dandelion UAV began in Russia to protect objects from the sea
On October 1, 2024, it became known about the launch in Russia of serial production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Dandelion series, designed to monitor and protect strategic facilities, including from the sea surface. The new drones feature a unique coaxial propeller pattern, allowing them to operate efficiently in challenging weather conditions. Read more here
112 billion rubles were allocated for the national drone project in Russia. Where the money will go
On September 30, 2024, a State Duma RUSSIAN FEDERATION bill on the federal budget for 2025 and for the planning period 2026-2027 was introduced. It, among other things, provides for the allocation of 112.1 billion rubles for the national project of technological leadership (PNTL) "Unmanned aircraft systems."
The implementation of this PNTL is expected to help create conditions for the production of a wide variety of drone types and expand their use in all sectors of the economy. As a result, an innovative industry should be formed that will open up additional opportunities for business and society as a whole. The leaders in the use of drones in the civilian sphere are the energy sector, construction and agriculture. Drones are also used for the needs of geodesy and cartography. Gradually, unmanned technologies are being tested in related industries - road transport and shipping.
In accordance with the bill on the federal budget, 27.829 billion rubles will be allocated for the Unmanned Aviation Systems program in 2025. The planned costs in 2026 amount to 43.753 billion rubles, in 2027 - 40.526 billion rubles.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin notes that by 2030 the number of unmanned vehicles produced in Russia will grow more than five times. For this, it is important to actively introduce our own advanced technologies, energy and power plants, modern methods and means of communication, as well as to localize the production of popular models in the country as much as possible. There are many important tasks to be solved - from the formation of an industrial base, software, infrastructure, support for demand for products and services, including a state civil order from departments, regions and state companies, to the development of scientific and technological competencies, a design and engineering school.[1]
Tomsk region allocated 1 billion rubles for the purchase of equipment for the UAV production center
The authorities of the Tomsk region allocated ₽1 billion for the purchase of equipment for the center for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which will be created on the basis of the special economic zone "Tomsk." This became known in September 2024. As part of this project, tenders were announced for the supply of high-tech equipment necessary for the development of unmanned aircraft in the region. The equipment should support the technological base of the center, which will strengthen the position of the Tomsk region in the field of scientific development and production of unmanned systems. Read more here
5 billion rubles were allocated for the creation of sites for the take-off and landing of drones in Russia
The Russian government plans to allocate about ₽5 billion to create infrastructure for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of a federal project to develop unmanned aircraft. This became known in September 2024.
According to Vedomosti, referring to the updated version of the federal project "Infrastructure Development, Security and Formation of a Specialized Certification System for Unmanned Aircraft Systems," 49 of these sites will be located on the territory of existing airfields. The federal project is part of the national Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ALS) project.
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According to the document, each site will be equipped with radio and meteorological equipment to ensure safe take-off and landing of drones. In addition, it is planned to create ground maintenance facilities, including hangars for the storage and repair of unmanned aircraft (BVS), as well as modules for refueling and charging.
The implementation of the project will begin with the creation of sites at 12 federal airfields in 2025. By 2030, their number should increase to 49 in seven regions of the country. In total, it is planned to build or reconstruct 241 sites for UAVs in 84 regions of Russia.
Pavel Kamnev, commercial director of the Laboratory of the Future and market expert at NTI Aeronet, notes that adapting existing small airfields or old helipads to work with UAVs is easier than creating new facilities. However, the use of large airports to receive drones is considered impractical due to possible conflicts with manned aircraft.
Andrey Grudev, Deputy General Director for Strategic Projects of Geoskan, points out that for most modern BVS there are enough small sites. For heavy unmanned helicopters weighing up to 500 kg, a platform of 10 x 10 m is required, and for small aircraft with a take-off weight of up to 30 kg, which make up 99% of the drones in operation, a 7 x 7 m platform is enough[2]
Concern "Kalashnikov" presented a universal catapult for any drones
On September 13, 2024, the Kalashnikov concern announced the development of a universal catapult for unmanned aerial vehicles. It is assumed that the emergence of this system will help increase the efficiency of drone use. Read more here.
In Udmurtia, a center for the production of drones was created for 1 billion rubles
At the end of September 2024, it became known about the implementation Udmurtia in a major project to create a research and production center (SPC) for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (). UAV According to the Acting Prime Minister of the Republic Olga Abramova, the center received accreditation from Ministries of Industry and Trade Russia and will become one of 10 such centers in the country. ₽1 billion will be allocated for the equipment and development of the center, of which ₽858 million will come from the federal budget as part of the national project for the development of unmanned aircraft systems. More. here
"Kalashnikov" presented an unmanned helicopter "Alfa-E," which gathers in 15 minutes
In September 2024, the Kalashnikov concern presented a new unmanned helicopter Alfa-E, which can be assembled in 15 minutes. The helicopter is designed to perform various tasks, including cargo delivery, terrain monitoring and remote sensing. Its compact dimensions allow you to transport the device in a passenger car, and one person can assemble and prepare it for operation as soon as possible. Read more here
Mass production of electric motors for UAVs launched in Bashkiria
In September 2024, mass production of highly efficient electric motors for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was launched in Bashkiria. The project was implemented by young scientists of the advanced engineering school (PISH) "Motors of the Future" of the Ufa University of Science and Technology together with specialists from ETK LLC. The new ED-BAS-4950/400 motor, equipped with a magnetic circuit made of magnetically soft material, is ready for release and has already passed all the necessary tests, confirming its effectiveness and resistance to unfavorable operating conditions.
Which industries in Russia use UAVs and why they do it - TA opinions
In 2024, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems national project was launched in Russia, the purpose of which is to create conditions for the production of various types of drones, as well as to expand their use in many sectors of the country's economy. Federal funding in the amount of 696 billion rubles until 2030 is provided for the implementation of this initiative. Which industries in the Russian Federation are switching to UAVs and how much they earn on this, TAdviser found out in September 2024.
Rostelecom cites data according to which the main areas of use of drones in Russia by 2024 are:
- remote monitoring (42% of the total number of projects);
- ensuring safety (38%);
- logistics tasks (10%).
The company estimates the Russian UAV market in the commercial sector at 8.2 billion rubles at the end of 2023 and expects a 68% increase in its volume in 2024 (up to 13.4 billion rubles).
According to forecasts of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by 2030 the volume of the Russian market for unmanned aircraft systems will reach 180 thousand devices, of which Russian equipment will account for about 70%.
As the head of the Cornette group (produces anti-UAV systems and night vision devices) Yegor Obolensky told TAdviser, drones save time and money, increase efficiency and safety. According to the expert, in agriculture, drones are used to monitor fields, process crops, and assess yields. This direction is considered the fastest growing segment of the unmanned technology market. Also, agrarians are actively introducing equipment equipped with autopilot.
According to the estimates of the InterAgroTech association, the use of the Cognitive Agro Pilot autonomous agricultural machinery management system on one tractor in a farm with a field of 1000 hectares allows you to save 2.6 million rubles a year. In large farms with fields of thousands of hectares, savings can reach tens of millions and even billions of rubles, and the system pays off in just one season, the association says.
The head of the agrodrons department at the T1 holding, Alexander Kosterin, confirms that drones are playing an increasingly important role in increasing the efficiency and productivity of the agro-industrial complex. According to the TAdviser interlocutor, thanks to their use, Russian agriculture can save more than 500 billion rubles a year. Drones for the agro-industrial complex are 2-3 times cheaper than ground equipment, and after the opening of flights, the number of agricultural drones will increase to 10 times and can reach up to 30 thousand units, Kosterin said.
He also explained that the reduction in costs when using UAVs occurs due to the high accuracy of composition application, saving the volume of used plant protection products, and the rapid response rate to a sudden threat to plants (insects). The average payback period for UAVs is one season, subject to 5000-7000 hectares of processing, the speaker added.
The scope of drones is also expanding in logistics. Thanks to drones, it becomes faster and easier to perform urgent delivery tasks to remote settlements. This is especially true for the Far East and the Arctic regions. Thus, pilot flights for the prompt delivery of medicines were carried out in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, and in August 2024 the Empaero company (part of the T1) delivered ballots for voting to settlements using logistics drones.
The experience of using drones was also shared in the transport company PEK. So, she tested unmanned delivery of cargo by aircraft in Chuvashia. The UAV followed at a speed of 90 km/h, covering a distance of 40 km twice as fast as the vehicle - in 25 minutes.
PEC also involved unmanned trucks in closed areas. For more than two months, the unmanned platform delivered cargo between our company's warehouses. The experiment showed a decrease in the number of downtime and zero accident rate, despite the high traffic of the largest PEC logistics center in Moscow, which is located in Butovo, co-owner and deputy director of PEC Vadim Filatov told TAdviser.
Another direction of drones is self-driving vehicles. According to PEC estimates, the transition to fully autonomous transportation will reduce the cost of delivery by 10% due to the continuous movement of vehicles and savings in driver remuneration. Plus, the drone can be on the flight around the clock, it will not need a break every 4.5 hours, which will increase the number of daily flights and speed up delivery.
Another area of application of drones is infrastructure monitoring. With the help of UAVs, large areas can be surveyed to assess the state of agricultural machinery, irrigation systems, roads and other facilities. Monitoring drones allow timely detection of fires, flooding and other negative phenomena, analyzing images and videos using artificial intelligence. This helps to fix problems in a timely manner, which reduces risks and improves overall efficiency.
Russian Railways uses drones to conduct aerial monitoring during the reconstruction of the BAM, and the Moscow Department of Construction has been using UAVs for several years to monitor all construction projects in the city. This allows you to more accurately plan the deadlines for the delivery of objects and quickly respond to problems, the department said.
Launch of production of docking stations for drones and delivery robots
In Russia, in September 2024, the country's first production of docking stations for drones and delivery robots began. This project was implemented by the Moscow company Dronshab, which is a participant in the NTI Aeronet market. According to the general director of the company Maxim Tomsky, such docking stations will solve the problem of delivering goods of the "last mile" in conditions where ordinary drone ports cannot cope. Read more here.
In Russia, a drone "Crane" is presented, which can fly without satellite communication
Russian developers in August 2024 presented a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Crane," capable of flying without using satellite communications. This drone is the result of the work of specialists from the Institute of Intellectual Robotics (IIR) of Novosibirsk State University (NSU). Read more here
15 manufacturers of civilian drones were involved in the state order in Russia. They will purchase UAVs for 4.9 billion rubles
In Russia, 15 manufacturers of civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were involved in the state order, from which drones worth ₽4,9 billion will be purchased. However, the process of implementing the project faces administrative barriers, which could lead to a disruption of part of the supplies until the end of 2024. This became known in August 2024.
According to Kommersant, the main problem was the difficulty in coordinating contracts for the supply of drones with the Federal Treasury, through which settlements should pass. As a result, of the planned 2.5 thousand drones, as of mid-August 2024, advance payments were made for only 72 devices, which is less than 1% of the total amount of orders. The issue of opening Treasury accounts to producers also remains unresolved, with only 13 of the 140 accounts needed open.
The State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK), appointed as a single drone supplier within the framework of the national project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems" (ALS), explained that advance payments are carried out in accordance with the rules of treasury support, and full payment will be made after the delivery of all drones. However, a number of manufacturers were not ready to work with treasury accounts, which significantly slowed down the process. According to GTLK, only four out of thirteen manufacturers opened the necessary accounts.
The Federal Treasury confirmed that over the past two years, they have opened 66 personal accounts for 30 manufacturers of civilian drones. The main reasons for failures to open accounts are due to incorrect execution of applications or lack of necessary documents.
Sources of the publication claim that difficulties in receiving advance payments force manufacturers to take loans for the production and purchase of components, which increases the financial burden on companies. As a result, no more than 50% of the planned volume of drone supplies will be completed by the end of 2024.[3]
The world's first foldable drone presented in Russia
At the end of July 2024, Russian specialists from St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (GUAP) announced the development of the world's first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a foldable design. The applied technical solution simplifies the storage and transportation of the drone. Read more here
Supercam S350 drone presented in Russia to protect state borders
In early August 2024, the Unmanned Systems Group of Companies (GC) announced the development of the Supercam S350M unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for reconnaissance and protection of state borders. The model can be equipped with different types of payloads. Read more here
Mass production of Legionnaire drones for cargo delivery launched in St. Petersburg
The St. Petersburg development team has begun serial production of Legionnaire lifting drones. The launch of production took place in August 2024. Read more here
The world's first heavy drone with asynchronous engines presented in Russia
In early August 2024, the Russian engineering company Sovelmash presented the world's first heavy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with asynchronous engines. A drone called the Moth can be used to transport various cargoes. Read more here.
The production of FPV drones in Russia has reached 4 thousand units per day - the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
In July 2024, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, during a working trip to the troops of the Moscow Military District, announced a significant increase in the production of FPV drones in the country. According to him, the volume of daily production of these unmanned aerial vehicles has reached an indicator of 4 thousand units.
According to RBC, the head of the defense department noted a sharp increase in the number of FPV drones on the combat contact line. Equipped with cameras for real-time video transmission, these drones allow operators to control them with the effect of being in the cockpit.
The increase in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles has become one of the priority areas for the development of the military-industrial complex of Russia. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin set the task of providing all combat units with drones, emphasizing their widespread use during a special military operation in Ukraine.
By the end of 2023, former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced a 16-fold increase in drone supplies to troops compared to the beginning of the year. In February 2024, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov announced plans to increase the production of FPV drones to hundreds of thousands of units.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on July 8, 2024 at a strategic session on the UAV System national project outlined ambitious goals for the development of unmanned aircraft in Russia.
 | By the end of the decade, the number of unmanned vehicles produced in Russia should grow more than five times, the head of government said. |  |
To achieve its goals, the government plans to support both developers and buyers of unmanned vehicles. Mishustin mentioned grants for the development of design documentation, subsidies for research and production centers and the implementation of a state order.[4]
Geoskan and State Research Institute of Civil Engineering will cooperate in the development of ALS
GK Geoscan"" and FSUE "State Research Institute of Civil Aviation"signed an agreement on cooperation in the development of civilian unmanned aircraft systems (ALS). This was announced Geoscan by "" on July 30, 2024. More. here
In Russia, a drone interceptor of other Osoed UAVs is presented. Video
At the end of July 2024, it became known that the Osoed unmanned aerial vehicle was developed in Russia, designed to intercept other drones. The novelty is equipped with a special mechanism that shoots a net covering enemy equipment from a distance of several meters. Read more here
Russian unmanned aircraft presented
At the end of July 2024, it became known that a group of engineers from the Vladimir region developed an unmanned aircraft that is capable of carrying cargo weighing up to 150-200 kg on board. The device is suitable for solving a wide range of problems, including in the economic industries.
The drone is equipped with a two-stroke gasoline internal combustion engine. Russian experts designed the key electronic components of the aircraft. In particular, drive components for remote control of the apparatus have been developed. In addition, Russian engineers have created height control nodes that communicate with the control unit through the CANC network.
The device is made according to the traditional aircraft scheme. The main rotor is located in the front part. The drone can be adapted for highly specialized tasks. Remote control and flight in automatic mode are possible. In the future, the project participants intend to organize serial production of new items.[5]
In Russia, 1145 projects in the field of drones are developing. Regions
As of June 2024, 1,145 projects in the field of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) are being developed in Russia. For comparison, in December 2023, their number was 1037. Thus, the growth over the six months was approximately 10%. Such data are reflected in the materials of the National Technology Initiative (NTI), published in mid-July 2024.
The study says that the revenue of startups in the field of drones in Russia is growing. In 2021, it amounted to 13.7 billion, in rubles 2022 - 16.6 billion rubles. At the end of 2023, the figure reached 21.8 billion rubles. At the same time, the number of attracted investments in projects totaled 564.4 million rubles.
Projects in the field of ALS are developing 64 regions. The leader (excluding Moscow and St. Petersburg) in terms of the number of products at the scaling stage is the Republic of Tatarstan - 8 projects. The Tyumen region leads in the number of working products - 8 projects. In the Tomsk region, the largest number of prototypes is registered - 15. And the Rostov region bypassed other regions in the number of ideas - 50. In general, the undisputed leader in the number of projects in the field of drones for June 2024 is Moscow - 332 units. In second place is St. Petersburg with 110 projects, and the Rostov region closes the top three with 63 initiatives.
The NTI materials also say that by mid-2024, 116 universities in Russia had presented 581 projects in the field of drones implemented with the participation of students, young scientists and teachers. At the same time, during the first six months of 2024 alone, 126 new university projects were created in the field under consideration. In 2024, it is planned to launch a competitive selection for the ALS Scientific and Production Centers, the purpose of which is to organize serial production of new types of unmanned aircraft systems, their components, components and subsystems.[6]
"Moscow Technical School" launched two programs in the direction of "Unmanned Vehicles"
Two programs on unmanned vehicles have become available at the Moscow Technical School (MTS). Their development was carried out by specialists from the Advanced Engineering School of Radar, Radio Navigation and Software Engineering (PISH RPI) of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. This was announced on July 19, 2024 by the Minister of the Government of Moscow, head of the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy Anatoly Garbuzov. Read more here.
The Russian Oriole drone is presented, which automatically chases a person at a given distance
On July 19, 2024, it became known that Russian developers presented an innovative Ivolga unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a new generation of domestic artificial intelligence. The main feature of the drone is its ability to automatically follow a person at a given distance without using a ground control station, which greatly simplifies its operation. Read more here
Satellites plus cellular networks. Glonass JSC creates hybrid communication for drones
In Russia, the development of a hybrid communication system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) based on satellites and cellular networks has begun. Glonass JSC proposed the launch of a new experimental legal regime (EPR) to introduce hybrid communications for civil unmanned aviation in the Sakhalin and Kaluga regions, which should become part of the national project "Unmanned Aviation Systems" (ALS). This was announced in July 2024 by the general director of Glonass JSC Alexei Raikevich. Read more here.
Russia launched a drone tracking system based on ERA-GLONASS
In July 2024, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tracking system based on the ERA-GLONASS state automated information system began to operate in Russia. The new development allows you to identify drones and confirm their routes for all interested departments. Read more here
The Federal Air Transport Agency told how they will use satellites to control drones
transport Rosaviatsia In July 2024, the Federal Air Agency announced the prospect of using satellites to control unmanned aerial vehicles () in the UAV Russian Federation. The agency sees potential in the synergy of satellite and radio communications for effective flight control. drones
According to the deputy head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Andrei Potemkin, it is necessary to use all available opportunities for UAV control. We are talking about both radio communications and relaying the control channels of unmanned aircraft. Potemkin noted that satellites have an advantage in terms of covering the territory, but they do not always lead in signal speed and other information parameters.
Earlier in July 2024, as part of a joint experiment by Satellite System JSC Messenger(part of the state corporation) and Roskosmos the company, Geoscan location data and telemetric data of the drone were successfully transferred to the data processing center of the Gonets satellite system. In addition, a command was sent via satellite to forcibly return the unmanned aircraft to the launch site. This experiment was the first successful experience of its kind in. Russia
Alexey Yuretsky, General Director of Geoskan, stressed the importance of taking into account the scale of Russia in the development of drone control systems. A significant part of the country's territory is not covered by other types of communication, so the development of satellite systems for monitoring the location of aircraft becomes fundamentally important.
Yuretsky also noted that satellite systems are more promising and cost-effective in terms of investment compared to ground infrastructure. Their multifunctionality allows you to solve a wide range of tasks related to the control and monitoring of UAVs.
Rosaviatsia plans to find the optimal balance between the use of satellite and ground infrastructure for drone control. The agency is confident that certain tasks will be solved using satellites, while other functions will remain with traditional communication and control systems.[7]
Russia has created the first technology for controlling a drone via satellite. She's already working
On July 16, 2024, the Russian companies Satellite System Gonets and Geoskan successfully completed tests of the first domestic technology for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle via satellite. The experiment, carried out as part of the design and educational intensive Archipelago-2024 in the Sakhalin Region, demonstrated the effectiveness of a new method for monitoring unmanned aircraft in areas with no ground communication channels. Read more here
Production of Grenade-4 drones for reconnaissance launched in Russia
In July 2024, it became known that the Kalashnikov concern launched into mass production a modernized complex with an unmanned aerial vehicle Granat-4, designed for air reconnaissance and high-precision target designation. Read more here.
The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov has been appointed curator of the federal project in the field of drones
The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov will lead the national projects "International Cooperation and Export" and "Unmanned Aircraft Systems," the press service of the Government of the Russian Federation said on July 13, 2024. Read more here.
The Russian UAV "Yaz-5" for reconnaissance and transportation of goods is presented. Price, video
On July 8, 2024, Quintessence presented a new development - the Yaz-5 unmanned tiltrotor, designed for reconnaissance and cargo transportation. Read more here.
Production growth is 5 times. The government revealed plans for the development of drones in Russia
The Russian government plans to increase the production of unmanned vehicles by more than five times by 2030. This was announced on July 8, 2024 by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, stressing the importance of the development of domestic unmanned aviation for the country's economy.
The main tool to achieve this goal will be the national project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems" (ALS), launched in January 2024. The project is aimed at creating favorable conditions for the production of various types of unmanned aerial vehicles and expanding their use in all sectors of the economy.
Mikhail Mishustin noted that the development of unmanned technologies will open up new opportunities for business and society as a whole. In particular, drones will be used to monitor the state of industrial facilities, monitor forests, water bodies and landfills in order to prevent emergencies, as well as to treat agricultural land from pests.
The government intends to support domestic developers and buyers of unmanned equipment through grants and subsidies. It is also planned to simplify the certification procedure and remove administrative barriers for manufacturers of unmanned aircraft systems.
The development of unmanned aircraft received support at the highest state level. So, on June 21, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a priority increase in the supply of drones to the zone of a special military operation. In addition, the head of state signed a law on the development of engineering and industrial design, providing for state support for Russian developers and manufacturers of ALS.
Earlier it was reported that the launch of mass production of drones and their components in Russia will require investments in the amount of 267 billion rubles until 2030. These funds will be aimed at creating new types of ALS, developing a network of research and production centers in the regions that ensure a full cycle from development to certification and serial production of drones, as well as their integration into a single airspace.[8]
In Russia, 6 research and production centers for the development of drones appeared. Card
In early July 2024, it became known that in accordance with the order Ministry of Industry and Trade Russia "On assigning the status of a research and production center for tests and competencies in the development of technologies for unmanned aircraft systems (ALS)," six sites received the corresponding status. They are located in various regions of the Russian Federation.
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In particular, the status of the SPC for drones was assigned to the Technopark of St. Petersburg. It is noted that in the northern capital of Russia, approximately 30% of the country's companies engaged in the development and production of ALS are concentrated. Technopark of St. Petersburg is a regional institute of innovative development, all divisions of which are associated, among other things, with unmanned technologies. Technopark has high-tech equipment, competencies in the field of innovative technologies, extensive experience in cooperation with universities, research and production associations, engineering centers.
In addition, the status of the BAS research and production center was received by the Perm World-Class Scientific and Educational Center "Rational Subsoil Use" (Perm REC). A similar status was assigned to four more organizations based in Moscow, as well as in the Novgorod, Ryazan and Sakhalin regions. On the basis of these sites, the National Project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems" will be implemented.
In particular, the centers will develop drones and their components, search, evaluate and introduce promising technologies in the field of ALS, form a pool of experts, commercialize scientific developments of universities, accelerate small technology companies and startups, popularize and increase the prestige of activities in the field of unmanned aviation, train qualified personnel to work in this area.[9]
Technopark of St. Petersburg received the status of a research and production center of competence in the development of unmanned aircraft systems
By order of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 3014 dated 04.07.24, Technopark of St. Petersburg JSC became one of five sites where the implementation of the National Project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems" will go. The technopark announced this on July 5, 2024. Read more here.
GTLK launched a marketplace for the purchase of Russian drones
In early July 2024, the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) launched a marketplace for the purchase of Russian drones called Налетай.рф in test mode. This platform is designed to become a single online store of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) of domestic production, simplifying the process of acquiring devices. Read more here.
In Russia, presented a vacuum gun shooting drones from 240 meters
In early July 2024, the Russian company First Airship announced the development of a vacuum gun to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The device fires at drones with an ultra-light and ultra-strong mesh. Read more here.
Russia creates a system for preventing collisions between UAVs and aircraft for 225 million rubles
On June 25, 2024, it became known that the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) initiated the development of a collision prevention system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and manned aircraft (PVA) for 225 million rubles. This step is aimed at ensuring safe flights and integrating drones into a single airspace in Russia. Read more here.
Petersburg "Pella" presented a high-speed boat with a platform for UAV takeoff and landing
At the end of June 2024, the Pella Leningrad Shipyard presented the Raptor 2.0 high-speed armored boat. This vessel with a displacement of approximately 30 tons and a length of about 20 meters can be equipped with a UAV-corrector of vertical take-off and landing. Read more here
The Ministry of Industry and Trade estimated the volume of state orders for drones at 100 billion rubles for 2023-2026.
The state order for drones in Russia in 2023-2026. will amount to 100 billion rubles. This assessment of the Ministry of Industry and Trade became known in early April 2024. In total, until 2030, the demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from state bodies and companies is estimated at 200 billion rubles.
According to Kommersant, the total volume of purchases for the period 2023-2026 includes 8.6 billion rubles in 2023, 49.6 billion rubles in 2024-2025 and 42.1 billion rubles in 2026. Of this volume, 36 billion rubles falls on the needs of state bodies. These figures are enshrined in a document approved following meetings chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov.
According to the newspaper, in the budget for 2023-2025, 18.8 billion rubles were allocated for public procurement of drones. The volume of purchases was approved during the formation of the budget for 2024-2026 and is enshrined in the passport of the national drone project.
According to data provided by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by 2026 it is planned to purchase about 250 thousand units of drones, of which 90% will be light and medium vehicles weighing up to 30 kg. In the heavy segment, it is planned to purchase 500 helicopters and more than 160 multirotors.
Vladimir Pastukhov, general director of the ANO Agency for Technological Development, noted that the cost of heavy helicopters is estimated at an average of about 100 million rubles apiece, while light professional drones cost from 300 thousand rubles. The goal of the state order is to allow domestic manufacturers to enter mass production and become competitive in price with foreign counterparts, Kommersant writes.
According to Kommersant, the GTLK, which plans to lease drones, estimates the total demand for UAVs and related services in 2023-2026 at 120 billion rubles, and by 2030 - at 215 billion rubles. The company proposed the creation of an "institute of a qualified customer" to consolidate demand and stimulate production.[10]
The first drone with a hybrid photon control system was presented in Russia
Russia The first unmanned aerial vehicle with a hybrid photon control system has been developed that cannot be suppressed by electronic warfare. This was reported in early June 2024 by the Ural Meridian news agency. More. here
Using drones to find landfills
In June 2024, the Ministry of Ecology of the Chelyabinsk Region spoke about a pilot project for the use of drones to identify illegal landfills in the Southern Urals.
| | Using drones for civilian purposes is a good opportunity to receive more operational information without serious operational costs, as well as from hard-to-reach places. We need to make scenario calculations to identify unauthorized landfills, survey the water area, "said Igor Gilev, First Deputy Minister of Ecology of the Chelyabinsk Region. | |
Aerial photography allows not only to establish the exact coordinates of the landfill, but also to determine its area and volume. Drones move along a pre-programmed route and periodically photograph the area. Then the pictures are processed manually or using artificial intelligence. It is noted that the use of AI significantly accelerated the process of detecting landfills, and also made it possible to more effectively use the resources spent on combating illegal landfills.
In the Sverdlovsk region also began to use drones to detect unauthorized landfills. The Volgograd region also joined a similar project. If in 2023 experts counted 174 places for illegal waste disposal in the region, then in the first four months 107 such sites were already eliminated, including thanks to the use of drones.
In addition, the Gosadmtekhnadzor of the Moscow Region began to use drones to search for illegal garbage dumps. The agency conducted the first field tests of an aircraft in the Orekho-Zuevsky district.[11]
Russia has created a system for controlling drones from space
Russia For the first time, an innovative remote control system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was created directly from space. As the general director of the aerospace holding SR Space said in early June 2024, Oleg Mansurov the technology allows the operator in orbit to Lands fully control drones in airspace. More. here
Hybrid communication will appear in the national project on drones
A national project to develop unmanned aviation systems (ALS) will introduce hybrid communications, allowing drones to communicate via satellites in locations without access to the mobile network. This joint initiative of the operator state of the InformSystems ERA-GLONASS"," Agencies for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) National Technology Initiative (NTI) and it became known in early June 2024. It is assumed that the new technology will help in ensuring continuous and reliable communication in conditions of limited coverage by cellular towers, which makes up only 30% of the territory. Russia
According to the general director of Glonass JSC Alexei Raikevich, this initiative, proposed by President Vladimir Putin in March 2024, is aimed at including satellite channels in the communication system for drones, which will allow them to function anywhere in the country.
As Raikevich explained, in 2024 drones can operate only in the direct radio visibility zone or in the coverage zone of the cellular network. Satellite support is required to provide communication in an area not covered by mobile communications. Within the framework of the "digital seamless sky" concept, hybrid networks are provided, combining various communication channels to ensure stable operation of drones.
| | The creation of a hybrid connection is a step towards the complete autonomy of drones that will be able to perform their tasks without distance restrictions, "said Raikevich. The development of such systems is carried out with the support of the Ministry of Transport and the Federal Air Transport Agency, which conceptually support the initiative. | |
According to the Vedomosti publication, a working group has been created to study hybrid communication networks under the State Commission on Radio Frequencies. In March 2024, the Ministry of Digital Development sent inquiries to the Ministry of Transport, the Federal Air Transport Agency and the Ministry of Digital Development for more information on the project.
The national project for the development of unmanned aircraft systems was approved at the end of 2023 and is estimated at 900 billion rubles until 2030. Within the framework of this project, it is also planned to allocate 116 billion rubles for the development of high-speed satellite Internet.
According to Raikevich, the number of drones will increase significantly. To implement the Glonass project, by June 2024, it is negotiating with operators of low-orbit satellite constellations. Satellite communication can be provided from both low orbit and geostationary orbit, where the company already has ready-made solutions - satellite trackers.[12]
Geoskan and St. Petersburg University of the State Fire Service EMERCOM of Russia will cooperate in training unmanned technologies
Geoskan and St. Petersburg University of the State Fire Service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry signed a cooperation agreement aimed at introducing unmanned aviation systems into the educational process. The parties agreed to jointly develop educational programs and practical training of ALS specialists in the interests of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, which will expand the use of unmanned complexes in emergency situations and search and rescue operations. Geoskan announced this on May 6, 2024. Read more here.
Chinese UAV manufacturer Jitian lntelligent Equipment agreed to launch a plant in the Kuban
At the end of April 2024, it became known that the Chinese company Xuzhou Jitian lntelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. Co (Jitian lntelligent Equipment), which develops unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has opened a representative office in Krasnodar. It is assumed that drones for agricultural use will be produced in the Kuban. Read more here.
A modem has been developed in Russia to identify drones through cellular communications
In mid-April 2024, it became known that the St. Petersburg University of Telecommunications named after Professor M. A. Bonch-Bruevich (SPbGUT) has developed a specialized modem for drones, which allows them to be identified through cellular signals. It is assumed that all drones in Russia will be equipped with such devices. Read more here.
"Kalashnikov" presented the drone "Colosseum-RU" for the delivery of goods
In April 2024, the Kalashnikov concern presented the Koliseum-RU unmanned aerial vehicle, which is designed for air surveillance, cargo delivery and a number of other tasks. The presentation of the novelty took place at the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School named after Army General V.F. Margelov. Read more here.
Mishustin appointed GTLK as the only supplier of flying drones on public procurement
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree appointing the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) as the only supplier of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) as part of the implementation of the state civil order in 2024-2025. The corresponding document was published on April 16, 2024. Read more here.
Ministry of Industry and Trade allocated 17.9 billion rubles to support Russian drone developers
On April 11, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade launched a competitive selection of Russian companies to receive compensation for the flight hour of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS). The agency is going to spend 17.9 billion rubles on the implementation of this initiative. The selection criteria are:
- the right to use ALS (in most cases, it must be confirmed by the operator's certificate);
- confirmation of the presence of the drone in the property.
The amount of the subsidy will be calculated based on flight hours and the type of UAV and can reach 95 thousand rubles per flight hour. At the same time, compensation cannot exceed 50% of its value. For heavy (from 30 to 500 kg) aircraft-type drones, the amount of payments will be 15 thousand rubles/hour.
According to the terms of the tender, in total, the operator must ensure at least 720 flight hours per year per ship, and the term of the agreement on the provision of subsidies cannot exceed one calendar year. Applications will be accepted until April 24, 2024.
The draft government decree on the provision of subsidies to drone manufacturers to compensate for part of the costs associated with providing discounts to buyers of their products was prepared as part of the development of the federal project "Stimulating demand for domestic ALS," which will become part of the national project for the development of unmanned aircraft systems.
| | We see a significant demand for light and medium multirotors, used, among other things, for the needs of monitoring, spraying agricultural land, and logistics operations. Support in the form of compensation for discounts will strengthen the competitive positions of Russian manufacturers regarding foreign analogues, "said Vasily Osmakov, First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.[13] | |
The plan for spending on the national project for the development of UAVs in Russia has been reduced by 185 billion rubles
On April 12, 2024, it became known about the reduction in costs for the national project for the development of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS), which was launched in January 2024.
As Forbes writes with reference to the presentation of First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov for the government meeting, which took place shortly after the President's message to the Federal Assembly at the end of February 2024, the current amount of funding for the national project in the field of drones is 713.7 billion rubles. This is almost 185 billion rubles less than the amount that was announced in the summer of 2023.
Most of the funds for financing the national project will come from the federal budget - 559.5 billion rubles. In addition, 113.2 billion rubles are planned to be allocated from extrabudgetary sources and 41 billion rubles from regional budgets. The funds of the federal budget for the national project are planned to be directed to five federal projects:
- 173.8 billion rubles. Development, standardization and mass production of ALS and components. For this, developers and manufacturers will be offered subsidies. A network of research and production centers and a digital platform of developers, manufacturers and operators should also appear.
- 166.9 billion rubles. Stimulating demand for domestic ALS. According to the project, a "state civil order" should be formed for drones. Consumers will be supported by subsidies and preferential leasing, the presentation says.
- 152.6 billion rubles. Development of ALS communication, control and management infrastructure, as well as airport infrastructure. The project also provides for the development of regulatory regulations for safety and access to flight operations, as well as "optimization of ALS certification."
- 44.4 billion rubles. Support R&D in promising areas.
- 21.8 billion rubles. Launch of educational programs at all levels of education, as well as on the digital register of personnel.
Commenting on the decision of the authorities to reduce costs for the implementation of the project in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, a Forbes source in the government noted that by April 2024 there is a general balancing of the portfolio of national projects, taking into account the provisions of the message of the President of Russia.
| | Based on the new goals and objectives set by the president and taking into account the resources of the budget system, preliminary calculations are carried out to clarify the budget of the national ALS project for the period 2027-2030. For 2024, 2025 and 2026, the budget of the national project is not planned to be changed. The final decisions will be made within the framework of the budget process in 2025-2027, the source said. | |
According to him, the decision on what goals the funds withdrawn from the national UAV project will go to will be made in June-October 2024 during the final consideration of national projects and the formation of the budget for 2025-2027.
The authors of the national project to its main goals include:
- increasing the share of domestic drones on the Russian market to 70.3% in 2030 (from 41.5% in 2024);
- increasing the number of produced Russian drones weighing over 1 kg to 32,500 units in 2030 (from 11,700 units in 2024);
- an increase in the number of certified drone types to 30 in 2030 (from 10 in 2024);
- reducing the time to access airspace use to two hours in 2030 (from 120 hours in 2024);
- bringing the number of specialists in the development, production and operation of drones in the unified register of ALS personnel to 1 million people in 2030.[14]
Putin instructed to include in the UAV national project the creation of a hybrid connection with ERA-GLONASS
The President Russia Vladimir Putin instructed to include in the national project on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) the creation of a hybrid connection with ERA-GLONASS. The head states gave the corresponding order following the plenary session of the state forum "Strong Ideas for the New Time." More. here
A repeater drone has been developed in Russia, which can be in the air for 3 hours
On April 5, 2024, it became known that Russian specialists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) developed an unmanned aerial vehicle called Albatross for monitoring and relaying signals. The drone is capable of being in the air for up to three hours. Read more here.
The flight range of Russian FPV drones has grown to 130 km
In early April 2024, the Scientific and Production Association (NPO), Kaisant which specializes in the design and production of systems electronic warfare with, unmanned aerial vehicles among other things, directional anti-drone guns, dome suppression systems and compact trench complexes, announced the creation of the Hermes design bureau. Its employees are engaged in the creation of noise and noise-proof communication systems for FPV-, drones which allow increasing the UAV flight range to 100-130 km. The company stressed that Russia there are no analogues to this development. More. here
KRET launched mass production of electric motors for drones
The concern "Electronic Technologies" of the state corporation "" Rostec launched the production of collectibles. electric motors Representatives of Rostec reported this TAdviser on April 4, 2024. Similar types of propulsion systems are used in aircraft, in and drones. industries In the mechanical engineering future, it is planned to produce more than 1 million products per year, shared in the state corporation. More. here
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a grant program for drone certification. Developers will be given 250 million rubles each
At the end of March 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade launched a grant program for drone certification. Drone developers with a maximum take-off weight of over 30 kg, but no more than 500 kg will be given 150 million rubles each, and in the case of devices with a maximum take-off weight of over 500 kg, maximum state support will be 250 million rubles.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, grants will allow developers to receive financial support for various components of the project, including labor, material costs, infrastructure rental and other necessary costs.
Grants in the form of subsidies will be provided to Russian companies planning to obtain type certificates for domestic waivers. The selection participants will have to receive such a result within two years from the date of conclusion of the agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The criterion for the selection of organizations is experience in the development of aircraft and unmanned systems, which is confirmed by the certificate of the developer of the Federal Air Transport Agency or the license of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the development, production, testing and repair of aviation equipment.
The project financing period is not more than two calendar years. Grant funds will be distributed among calendar years in equal shares.
Earlier, the M.L. Mile and N.I. Kamov National Center for Helicopter Engineering (Ntsv Mil and Kamov JSC) said that certification of an unmanned aerial vehicle BAS-200 cost the company about 142 million rubles. Most of this amount (109.5 million rubles) was spent and the services of experts to confirm the compliance of the design with all requirements. Also, 32.5 million rubles were spent on the creation of prototypes, flight tests, the purchase of kerosene, etc. For the indicated amount, 31 test flights were carried out, including 25 flights with the participation of the pilot of the certification center.[15]
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to increase the share of domestic electronics in drone detection systems
The President Russia Vladimir Putin instructed to increase the share of domestic electronic engineers in detection systems. drones The list of instructions following the meeting with the participants of the forum "Everything for Victory!," Held on February 2, 2024, was published on March 30, 2024.
| | The Ministry of Industry and Trade was instructed to assist the Russian Dome joint-stock company in the development of production of detection and suppression systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, taking into account the need to increase the share of the domestic electronic component base in these systems, the Kremlin website says. | |
In early February 2024, the representative of the Russian Dome, Denis Saprygin, told Vladimir Putin that since the beginning of full-scale battles, the company has been small-scale production of devices for detecting and complex suppression of drones along with other enthusiasts, and asked to help "get some access to the element base produced in the country by radio transmitting and radio receiving devices."
Putin then replied that Russia had achieved good results in the field of UAVs, but in one of the combat areas the complexity is connected precisely with unmanned aerial vehicles, which means there is something to work on. According to the head of state, large funds are invested in the field of microelectronics for drones.
| | It's our Achilles heel, one of them. But we are moving in the right direction, the horizon does not constantly move away. Competitors are moving too, but the pace of our movement is quite good, "Putin admitted. | |
At the end of March 2024, the President of Russia also instructed the Government of the Russian Federation, together with the executive bodies of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, Belgorod, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, to provide electronic warfare equipment for vehicles of visiting ambulance teams operating in the territories of settlements included in the 15-kilometer zone from the line of combat contact, as well as in the territories adjacent to them.[16]
An experiment to control drones from space is being launched in Russia
Russia will conduct an experiment to observe drones from satellites. This was announced on March 14, 2024 by Vedomosti. As part of the experiment, it is planned to launch four spacecraft with IoT, which will provide wireless communication with drones at a long distance. Read more here.
Ministry of Transport allocated 2.5 billion rubles for preferential leasing of drones
The Government of the Russian Federation approved the additional issue of GTLK JSC in the amount of 2.5 billion rubles. This was announced on March 12, 2024 by Interfax. Read more here.
NRU "MPEI" has developed a drone navigation system
Scientists at NRU MPEI have developed a radio navigation system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The university announced this on March 6, 2024. Read more here.
Russia has created a unified system for monitoring the flights of civilian drones
GLONASS JSC, NTI Platform and participants in unmanned civil aviation have developed the concept of the Digital Sky of Russia. Alexey Raikevich, General Director of GLONASS JSC, spoke about it in February 2024. Read more here.
A heavy transport drone "Partizan" was created in Russia. He's already flying
In mid-February 2024, the S. A. Chaplygin Siberian Aviation Research Institute (part of the N.E. Zhukovsky Institute) conducted the first flight tests of a heavy transport unmanned aerial vehicle of ultra-short takeoff and landing. The drone was named "Partizan." The project is being implemented by order of the Advanced Research Fund (FPI). Read more here.
Presented a Russian solution for controlling a swarm of drones
The company "Geoscan" introduced a solution for managing swarm drones on the platform. Geoscan Pioneer Representatives of the company reported this TAdviser on February 7, 2024. More. here
Production of fully domestic drone engines launched in Russia
On February 6, 2024, Rostec"" announced the production of fully domestic engines for. drones We are talking about developments (Ulan-Ude Instrument-Making Production Association U-UPO; included in the KRET concern of the Rostec state corporation). More. here
Rosatom began using an ice reconnaissance complex based on UAVs
On February 1, 2024, Rosatom State Corporation announced the start of operation of an ice reconnaissance complex based on a deck-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Radar images of the Marine Channel are transmitted to the Unified Platform for Digital Services of the Northern Sea Route ( NSR) and posted on a single geoinformation portal. Read more here.
In Russia, released a drone returning back in case of loss of communication
At the end of January 2024, the Russian design bureau MiS"" (a participant in the NTI Aeronet market) announced the development of a new unmanned aerial vehicle of the MiS-35 multirotor type. The peculiarity of the drone lies in the presence of a special system called "Guide," which is responsible for returning the drone to the launch point in the event of a complete loss of communication with the control center in the operating conditions of electronic warfare systems (electronic warfare). More. here
Russian troops received Supercam reconnaissance drones and strike with them in a few minutes
On January 24, 2024, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Vostok group of forces received the latest unmanned aerial vehicles Supercam, designed for reconnaissance. These drones carry out round-the-clock duty in the special operation zone, helping to adjust the attack on the enemy by artillery, tanks and other combat vehicles. Read more here.
Russia has created a system for detecting drone conflicts in the sky
On January 19, 2024, the Aeroscript Research Center announced the development of a specialized system for detecting conflicts in the movement of civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The service allows all participants in air traffic to receive information about the situation in the sky and "see" other drones located nearby. Read more here.
1 billion rubles will be allocated for each center for the production of drones
The construction the Russian network of research and production centers for production drones Government of the Russian Federation will allocate up to 1 billion. rub For each center. At the same time, in a year such centers should be put into operation. This was announced on January 19, 2024 by the press service of the deputy. State Duma of the Russian Federation Anton Nemkin
According to experts, 1 billion rubles. - the maximum amount that a subject who decides to take part in the program can claim.
It is reported that about 150 million rubles. can be allocated from the regional budget, and 850 million rubles. - from the federal. The subsidy will go to pay for the necessary equipment, including machine tools, 3D printers and thermoplastic automates. As of January 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade did not confirm the plans for the size of investments, but noted that financial support for the SPC will be implemented by competitive selection in accordance with the rules approved by Government Decree of 25.12.2023 No. 2294.
According to the federal project "Stimulating the development, standardization and serial production of ALS and components," within two years it is planned to create 11 large SPC in Russia: in Samara, Tomsk, Sakhalin, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Tula regions, as well as in Sevastopol, St. Petersburg, Bashkortostan and Tatarstan.
| | On the one hand, this is due to the efficiency of the UAV, on the other, to the potential scale of the technology introduction in different industries. The monitoring function is needed both in agriculture and in search and rescue or environmental expertise. In addition, a number of drones can be used to carry out deliveries to hard-to-reach regions, "said Anton Nemkin. | |
| | This is provided for by the federal project and the national program "Unmanned Aerial Systems." So, it is planned to build 48 centers, 12 of which will be large, - he recalled. | |
| | Nevertheless, it is important to focus not only on iron production, but also on software development, including the integration of artificial intelligence technologies into aircraft. Another important aspect is the inclusion of small businesses. For a long time, the sphere developed precisely at the expense of niche producers, so the arrival of large companies, of course, can monopolize the market. In addition, it is important that construction financing takes place only on a competitive basis and with transparent criteria for assessing, the parliamentarian concluded. | |
Silent electric motors for drones created in Russia
On January 19, 2024, it became known about the development of electric engines for small aircraft and ALS, which reduce noise levels. The authors of the development were engineers of the Strongwings company (market participants of the NTI Energinet). Read more here.
Geoscan will open a network of ALS training centers in 2024
Geoskan Group of Companies on January 16, 2024 announced the opening of the first corporate educational platform for the training of specialists in the operation of ALS in the civil sphere. The training center is located in the Lomonosov Moscow innovation cluster. The first groups will begin classes in January 2024. The second training center "Geoscan" will begin working in St. Petersburg in the spring of 2024. In total, by the end of the year, the company plans to open up to five such sites in different federal districts of the country in online form. In total, more than 1000 specialists will be able to undergo vocational training and advanced training there annually. Read more here.
2023
The number of legal UAV users in Russia has grown 4 times over the year
At the end of 2023, the number of legal users of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Russia approximately quadrupled compared to 2022. Such a significant increase is recorded, despite various restrictions at the regional level. This is evidenced by the statistics of the Research Center "Airscript," published on December 22, 2023.
According to RIA Novosti, referring to the statements of the general director of Aerosypt Alexei Khripunov, legislation and the popularization of the unmanned aircraft industry as a whole contribute to increasing the level of responsibility of citizens when using drones. We are talking about services and platforms that help users to solve their problems faster, easier and safer. This, in particular, is the Nebosvod system developed at the Air Script Research Center: this digital platform is designed to organize UAV flights, including in urban conditions.
| | The number of legal flights is steadily growing, despite all regional restrictions. So, compared to 2022 in 2023, the number of users registered in the Nebosvod system quadrupled, and the number of flight plans that passed through the system - five and a half, says Khripunov. | |
From the federal project "Stimulating demand for domestic unmanned aviation systems (ALS)" it follows that in 2023 the share of domestic drones in the total mass of drones sold on the Russian market is approximately 24%. It is expected that in 2025 the figure will rise to 55%, and in 2030 it will reach 70%. If we consider only the public sector, then in it the share of domestic UAVs in 2023 is at the level of 23%. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by 2025 the value should increase to 41%, by 2030 - to 80%. In monetary terms, the volume of state orders for drones in 2023 is approximately 8.6 billion rubles.[17]
Launch of drone production in Togliatti for 7 billion rubles
Transport of the Future has launched drone production in Togliatti. The company told about this project worth 7 billion rubles at the end of December 2023. Read more here.
Production of drones to extinguish fires launches in Russia
On December 18, 2023, Corporation Infinteh JSC announced the opening of a research and production complex (NPK) in St. Petersburg for the creation of civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The enterprise will focus on developing specialized drones to fight fires. Read more here.
The government has launched a program of preferential leasing of civilian drones and will spend 2.5 billion rubles on it
On December 21, 2023, the Government of the Russian Federation announced the launch of a program of preferential leasing of domestic drones. 2.5 billion rubles are allocated for its implementation. The corresponding order was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Read more here.
The first Russian open source software for drones presented
In December 2023, DIA Software introduced the first Russian open source software for unmanned aerial vehicles. The product was named Asv.Drones. Read more here.
The market for services for assessing the effectiveness of anti-drone systems has appeared in Russia
By the end of 2023, a market for assessing the effectiveness of systems designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was formed in Russia. The corresponding services are in demand primarily among industrial customers.
According to the Vedomosti newspaper, referring to information received from market participants, the demand for drone protection systems has sharply increased in Russia. So, in the first quarter of 2023, the demand for such solutions increased approximately five times on an annualized basis. Moreover, if earlier such systems were acquired only by industrial companies and state organizations, then from the beginning of 2023 they began to be actively bought by private individuals, summer cottages and cottage villages.
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Against this background, the popularity of services for assessing the effectiveness of anti-drone systems began to grow. To minimize the risks of "skipping" drones, an integrated assessment approach is needed, including an engineering survey of covered objects, an assessment of the radioelectronic and electromagnetic situation, a calculation of electromagnetic accessibility, field experiments and an analysis of air navigation information.
According to the Federal Technology Company (FTK), which creates solutions for protecting critical facilities, the minimum required volume of measurements of the main parameters for a simple complex of protection against UAVs costs customers 1-1.5 million rubles (as of the end of 2023). In the second half of 2023, the FTC concludes up to five contracts for such surveys every month. In 2022 - early 2023, there was practically no demand for expertise in this area in Russia. At the same time, by the specified date, the legal use of UAV countermeasures in the Russian Federation is available only to law enforcement agencies and the Ministry of Defense.[18]
Adopted a law on the right of private security company employees to shoot down drones at fuel and energy complex facilities
On December 12, 2023, the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the third (final) reading adopted a law allowing the private protection of fuel and energy complex (fuel and energy complex) facilities to shoot down drones. The document clarifies the concept of a security zone for such facilities, which will also include airspace above them. Read more here.
In Russia, created drones for marking icebergs - so that ships do not crash into them
In December 2023, Drone Solutions spoke about the creation of the Hornet and Stork drones, which will be used for ice wiring and marking icebergs on the Northern Sea Route. Read more here.
12.9 thousand units for 187.7 billion rubles. The Ministry of Industry and Trade reduced the plan of deliveries of drones to state agencies
In mid-November 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade prepared an adjusted plan for a state civil order for unmanned aviation systems (ALS) until 2030. The volume of purchases of drones for government agencies, subordinate institutions and state-owned companies will be 12.9 thousand units instead of about 480 thousand units, which were mentioned in the original version of the document dated April 2023.
According to RBC, initially the volume of civil government orders for ALS (taking into account the cost of devices and related services) was estimated at 200 billion rubles. The updated version of the document of the Ministry of Industry and Trade refers to costs in the amount of 187.7 billion rubles. Of this amount, 93.1 billion rubles will be allocated in 2024-2026, another 94.7 billion rubles - in 2027-2030. Purchases only for departments (excluding orders from state-owned companies) during the period under review will amount to 126 billion rubles, of which 69.6 billion rubles are planned to be provided in 2024-2026 and 56.8 billion rubles in 2027-2030.
It is noted that 20.7 billion rubles will be spent on the purchase of ALS under the state order in 2024: 16.4 billion rubles will be spent by departments, the rest by state-owned companies. Drones will be supplied in the interests of Rosleskhoz, the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Natural Resources, as well as Transneft, Gazprom, Russian Post, etc.
All purchased drones are divided into eight classes: light and medium helicopters, medium and heavy helicopters, light, medium and heavy multirotors and educational drones. The bulk of purchases in 2024 will be light multirotors - approximately 2.3 thousand pieces. Among the key suppliers are Albatros, NCV Mil and Kamov (Russian Helicopters, Rostec) Transport of the Future (Efko group of companies), Aeromax (AFK Sistema), private companies Aerodin, Geoskan, GloryAir, Radar mms, T1-Aero, etc.[19]
The NTI Fund received 30 billion rubles and will distribute them to drone developers
The National Technology Initiative (NTI) Fund will allocate about 30 billion rubles to startups in development in the field. unmanned aerial vehicles The funds will be used to support the release of ready-made commercial solutions until 2030. This was announced on November 21, 2023 by Natalia Erdem, Project Management Director of the NTI Foundation. More. here
Russia has developed a system for accurate measurement of land plots using drones
In mid-November 2023, Russian scientists from Kemerovo State University announced the development of a new platform for accurate measurement of residential areas and other territories. The system provides for the use of a network of specialized geodetic stations and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Read more here.
In Russia, a drone-repeater "Raven" has been created, operating in the absence of mobile or satellite communications
On November 7, 2023, specialists from the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences) announced the development of a specialized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the Raven. With its help, it is possible to quickly expand the wireless coverage of a certain area from the air, which is not covered by cellular or satellite networks. Read more here.
The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation created the center for import substitution ON for drones
On October 24, 2023, it became known that the Presidium of the Government Commission on Digital Development approved a new development competence center (CDC) for the development of Russian system-wide and application software "Unmanned Aircraft Systems" (ALS). We are talking about import substitution of software for domestic drones, which is important in the current geopolitical situation. Read more here.
GOST developed in Russia for drone operators
FAA Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) and the non-profit organization Center Aeronet have developed a national standard for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators. The list indicates 70 skills that must be acquired during the course of training programs.
According to RBC with reference to the document developed in NTI and TsAGI, the main requirement for the safety of drone flights is "to prevent damage to people and buildings located on the ground, as well as other aircraft - participants in air traffic." According to the text of GOST, for training they will use a mock-up of a ground-based drone control station, a workplace simulator, maintenance equipment, as well as special software for creating and processing flight information. It is fundamental that the equipment can simulate any flight situation - precipitation, fog, noise of the drone itself, different states of the runway (dry, wet or covered with ice).
The external pilot himself will have to learn operations with a drone on the ground (preparation for departure, route construction, engine start), during climb and in flight. For example, take-off with a side wind, control of navigation accuracy, prevention of collisions with objects in the air, actions when weather conditions change, flight with one idle engine and other key failures will be practiced. The pilot will also have to learn how to perform landing and post-landing operations, that is, turn off the engine, park the drone and conduct flight analysis.
According to one of the developers of the standard, head of the sector of the research center for unmanned aviation systems of the TsAGI FAA Mark Ovsyannikov, training of external pilots will be held in educational institutions or centers, as well as in the organizations themselves operating drones, which is already practiced by October 2023.[20]
Production of Albatross reconnaissance drones launched in the Queen
The Albatros company has established in Korolev near Moscow the production of reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles, which are designed to conduct reconnaissance and track the movement of enemy equipment in the zone of special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. Such UAVs develop, design and assemble independently. The press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Science of the Moscow Region announced this on October 19, 2023. Read more here.
Ultra-compact navigation system for drones created
MISIS The university, together with specialists from the Russian Integral LLC, has developed an ultra-compact navigation system for NV micro small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), both agricultural for purposes and monitoring ground infrastructure: pipelines, electricity transmission lines, etc. The results of tests on a light-engine aircraft demonstrated its accuracy even when performing aerobatics, as well as high dynamic characteristics. The university announced this on October 13, 2023. More. here
Eleron-7 reconnaissance drone with thermal imaging camera developed in Russia
On September 17, 2023, it became known that the Russian enterprise JSC Enix had modernized the Eleron-7 reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The drone received a number of improvements, including an improved thermal imaging camera. Read more here.
Russia has developed navigation for drones. It is more accurate than GPS and GLONASS
Russia In created navigation for, drones which, according to the developers, is more accurate. GPS GLONASS We are talking about the technology of St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University. " The LETI development at the university was told in mid-October 2023. More. here
Production of 100 thousand drones for September
The production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Russia in 2022 reached about 100 thousand units. This was announced in mid-October 2023 by the representative of the President of the Russian Federation on digital and technological development Dmitry Peskov.
| | For many manufacturers who are now making thousands of large interesting devices, the scaling tasks will then be expanded, "he said during one of the forums dedicated to digital and production technologies. | |
According to Peskov, Russia by October 2023 managed to achieve some of the parameters that are in the strategy for the development of unmanned aircraft until 2030. The estimate of demand for unmanned aerial vehicles until 2030 is almost 1 trillion rubles.
According to the deputy's forecasts, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasily Shpak the production of only civilian (drones excluding military UAVs) in Russia by the end of 2023 will be about 6,100 units. He also noted that there is no data for 2022 as such, because the industry at that time was not yet so developed and large-scale as to keep piece-by-piece statistics.
The launch in Russia of mass production of drones and their components will require investments in the amount of 267 billion rubles until 2030, according to the passport of the federal project "Development, standardization and mass production of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) and components," prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The agency plans that 215 billion rubles will be allocated by the federal budget, 16 billion rubles - by the regions, and the remaining 36.2 billion will be extrabudgetary sources. The funds should go to the creation of new types of ALS, a network of research and production centers (SPC) in the regions, which will provide a full cycle from development to certification and serial production of drones, as well as their integration into a single airspace, etc.[21]
Russia has developed a diamond gyroscope for more accurate UAV control
In October 2023, it became known about the creation of a diamond gyroscope in Russia for the navigation of drones. This technology is being worked on at Tomsk State University (TSU). Read more here.
St. Petersburg adopted a bill that made drones a priority for the development of science and technology
In early October 2023, a bill was adopted in St. Petersburg that made drones a priority for the development of science and technology. We are talking about amendments to the city law on "Scientific and Technical Policy," approved by the Legislative Assembly of the city in the third reading.
After the amendments, the St. Petersburg authorities will support innovative activities, which include the development, implementation, development and use of artificial intelligence and robotics technologies, as well as systems based on them. This includes unmanned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems, follows from the accompanying materials to the bill.
Mikhail Burmistrov, General Director of the Infoline-Analytics agency, believes that by October 2023, St. Petersburg is faced with the task of localizing production and making the domestic product competitive - primarily at a price.
| | Now, under no circumstances can the production of drones from Russia be more profitable than the production of drones in China, where they are created in huge series. We are talking about localizing a fairly significant volume of components that would make production resistant to sanctions stories, the expert said in a conversation with Kommersant. | |
Petersburg is included in the top three basic regions for conducting a federal experiment on the development of a new industry. By October 2023, about 20 enterprises are engaged in the production of UAVs, another 10 are working on communication systems and individual components of drones. According to the vice-governor of St. Petersburg Kirill Polyakov, the city produces 30% of all drones in the country, as a rule, civilians. Among the main production companies are Special Technological Center, NPP Radar mms, Navigator and Geostan[22]
In St. Petersburg, the production of internal combustion engines for drones has been launched. Investments in the project are estimated at 1 billion rubles
The St. Petersburg Scientific and Production Association "AMB" (NPO "AMB") has begun production of internal combustion engines of its own production for aircraft-type drones. The first batch of 30 products is aimed at test sites and Russian manufacturers. The company told about this in early October 2023. Read more here.
In Russia, created cargo drones for hard-to-reach regions
In September 2023, the Moscow State Technological University "Stankin" announced the creation of cargo drones for hard-to-reach regions. We are talking about modular drones "OTUS." Read more here.
The Russian government has fixed radio frequencies for the infrastructure of civilian drones
The Russian government has fixed the decision to distribute a separate band of radio frequencies in the 5030-5091 MHz range to create a unified infrastructure for managing civilian drones and monitoring their operation. The corresponding decree was signed by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin. This is stated in a message published on September 20, 2023 on the official website of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Thus, the decision taken by the State Commission on Radio Frequencies (SCRF) is now enshrined in a government decree. The solution is aimed at providing the radio frequency resource of drone users, which is especially important for building a single infrastructure. The current Radio Frequency Band Distribution Table is aligned with the decisions made by the State Committee for Radio Frequency Control.
Civilian drones are actively used in various industries: in power, agriculture, construction, geological exploration, cartography. They also solve the tasks of environmental control, prevention of emergencies and man-made accidents.
On behalf of the President, the Government in May 2023 adopted the Strategy for the Development of Unmanned Aircraft until 2030. The corresponding national project was developed and approved. It will become the main management mechanism for the implementation of the adopted strategy.
As specified in the secretariat of First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, within the framework of the national project, it is planned to create a unified infrastructure for managing communication lines and controlling, navigating and monitoring drones. This is a prerequisite for drone flights in a single airspace with manned aircraft. The allocation of a dedicated radio frequency is one of the first necessary steps to create such an infrastructure.[23]
The signed document makes changes to the Government Decree of September 18, 2019 No. 1203-47[24]
China's export restrictions have led to a shortage of drones and components in Russia
Restrictions on the export of drones introduced by China from September 1, 2023 led to the suspension of supplies of components and drones weighing more than 4 kg, in this regard, Russian retailers and manufacturers of devices faced a shortage. This was announced on September 18, 2023 by Kommersant following a survey.
In particular, there is a shortage of drones used in agriculture, which weigh about 30-40 kg and are not produced in large quantities in Russia. A survey showed that China's ban on exporting drones if they are used for military purposes has led to a suspension of supplies of even products that do not fall under the restrictions imposed.
According to most major Russian drone manufacturers, they replenished their part stocks even before the new rules came into force. Some of the interlocutors also explained that their suppliers are trying to start obtaining licenses as of September 2023.
Consideration of applications and paperwork, according to Kommersant sources, can take from six months to a year, but there are already those who have succeeded. The permit is issued for six months with the right to extend, said Ramil Shevokhutdinov, founder of the representative office of the agricultural drone manufacturer Jtilep in Russia. According to him, to speed up the process, you can contact intermediaries from other countries, but in this case, equipment deliveries will be twice as expensive, and the delivery time will be several weeks longer.
In addition, a number of Russian drone manufacturers operating on a foreign component base warned customers about a rise in price by at least 20% due to a change in the exchange rate. This was announced by the general director of the marketplace of security systems "Техключи.РФ" Tigran Israelyan.
Sellers of agricultural pilots produced by Chinese companies, who left the Russian and Belarusian markets, in particular DJI, also faced difficulties. Their products are imported to Russia through Kazakhstan, however, according to three sellers, suppliers from the republic notified them of the termination of shipments in connection with the tightening of control over dual-use products.[25]
China has decided to restrict the export of drones and drone production equipment in order to "protect national security and interests." The country's Ministry of Commerce announced this at the end of July 2023. The restrictions were supposed to affect some of the equipment, including a number of drone engines, lasers, communication equipment and drone defense systems.[26]
A comprehensive drone detection and monitoring platform is being introduced in Russia
In mid-September 2023, it became known that the state corporation Rostec and the Almaz-Antey concern decided to deploy a comprehensive platform for detecting and monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Russia.
The initiative has several goals. This, in particular, the need to control the scope of drones, prevent unauthorized drone flights and ensure safety. In the current geopolitical situation, cases of UAV attacks on Russian cities have become more frequent - primarily on Moscow and the capital region. Market participants say that the development of unmanned equipment is ahead of the adoption of administrative decisions regulating the use of both drones themselves and the means of combating them. As of June 30, 2023, almost 85 thousand drones weighing from 0.25 to 30 kg were registered in the Russian Federation.
According to the Kommersant newspaper, the head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, and the head of the only supplier of equipment in the Russian Federation for the unified air traffic management system (EU ATM) of the Almaz-Antey concern, Yan Novikov, sent a letter to the government proposing to deploy a drone detection and tracking system in the regions. The platform will include ground infrastructure facilities that allow "to identify violations by comparing planned flight data with actual ones and take measures to identify critical violations." Radar, optical and thermal imaging devices and other means can be used to detect drones. To counter violating drones, the authors of the initiative propose to use, among other things, electronic warfare installations and interceptor drones.
Among the alleged executors of the project are named, in particular, those who are members of Rostec Azimut (communications, navigation, landing, observation and equipment complexes for airfields), KRET (airborne radar stations), Navigator JSC (avionics), NPO Almaz (air defense systems and East Kazakhstan region).[27]
NAURR calculated Russian developers and manufacturers of civilian UAVs
In September 2023, the National Association of Robotics Market Participants collected and analyzed data on Russian developers and manufacturers of civilian unmanned aerial vehicles.
They write and talk about the UAV market quite a lot and often - from news about new interesting developments throughout the Russian Federation, to important federal news that directly affect the further development of this area.
UAVs are actively used in aerial photography, cartography, agriculture, for monitoring/patrolling facilities in various industries, in search and rescue services.
But until recently, the UAV industry has evolved in itself, with little regulatory scrutiny.
Everything changed with the advent of the Strategy for the Development of Unmanned Aircraft of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 and for the future until 2035, which indicates the unconditional importance of "drones" and the demand for such solutions in various industry segments.
Work is underway to prepare the National Project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems," proposals are being received to create research and production centers and industrial parks for UAVs.
For such development programs, market participants are needed who can meet the increasing needs of customers for "civilian drones."
The purpose of the data collection was to obtain information about domestic companies engaged in the production of UAVs for civilian use. As a result of data collection, the list of UAV developers and manufacturers in Russia, formed by NAURR, has 81 organizations, 8 of which operate on the basis of universities. The geography of the location of organizations stretched into 7 federal districts of the Russian Federation, see infographic 1.
The data were systematized by the types of products produced and developed.
The companies were divided into 4 groups:
- manufacturers and developers of mini UAVs (take-off weight up to 5 kg),
- light UAVs (take-off weight 5-100 kg),
- medium UAVs (take-off weight 100-500 kg)
- heavy UAVs (take-off weight over 500 kg).
The data structure does not take into account the development of universities.
Given the fact that one company can develop and produce more than 1 type of UAV, the following data were obtained, see infographic 2
The average age of companies working in the development and/or production of UAVs is 8.5 years. The result confirms the conclusions that the industry and its participants are young, but active in the desire to continue their activities. When calculating, the years of foundation of universities were not taken into account, see infographic 3.
A separate segment of information collection presents data on universities engaged in the development of UAVs - a total of 8 institutions were recorded. The scope of the devices they are developing today is different: detection of leaks on pipelines, delivery of honey products, maintenance of oil and gas facilities, cargo UAVs and others.
This analysis of the UAV industry in Russia was carried out by NAURR on the eve of the approval of the National Project "Unmanned Aerial Systems." We will record the dynamics of market[28] of[29].
Moscow allocates 87-km corridor for drone testing
Moscow allocates an 87-km corridor for testing drones, which became known on September 8, 2023. We are talking about the zone between the flight test complex in the Moscow industrial park "Rudnevo" and the Moscow Region airfield "Volosovo." Read more here.
Presented a Russian drone on hydrogen fuel
In July 2023, Aeromax introduced the first domestic hydrogen unmanned aerial vehicle. We are talking about the SH-750 model, which is designed to implement projects for the delivery of goods for various sectors of the economy. It is planned that the development tests will be completed in 2024, said Vladimir Efimov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations. Read more here.
Russia has created a microphone system for recognizing drones by sound within a radius of 1 km with 94% accuracy
In Russia, they created a microphone system for recognizing drones by sound within a radius of 1 km. This is the development of specialists from Cherepovets State University (ChSU). It became known at the end of August 2023. Read more here.
Russia has created a simulator for training in drone control
In August 2023, UAVProf announced the creation of a digital training ground for practicing drone control skills, which is designed to simultaneously train up to 100 thousand users. The press service of the NTI Platform told about the new simulator for training in drone control. Read more here.
The only Russian state operator of drones began work with fire monitoring
In August 2023, a company with state participation "," BASS the first Russia in the operator, drones began its first commercial work on monitoring the fire hazard situation Yakutia in the GAU. " Yakutlesresurs This was reported by the press service of the State transport leasing company (GTLK), which jointly National Technology Initiative Foundation established BAS LLC. More. here
The Faculty of Unmanned Technologies will appear at Synergy University
The Faculty of Unmanned Technologies will appear at Synergy University. Applicants will be able to enter the full-time undergraduate training program in the field of training "Mechatronics and Robotics" with the profile "Operation and Maintenance of Unmanned Robotic Aviation Systems" in 2023. Representatives of Synergy reported this on August 18, 2023. Read more here.
Russia's first drone research and production center to be launched in Samara region
At the end of August 2023, the regional research and production center (NPC) of civilian unmanned aircraft systems (SPC) in the Samara region will begin work. This was announced on August 10, 2023 by the press service of the State Duma deputy RFAnton Nemkin. Thus, the entire production cycle for the creation of ALS will be completely localized in the region. Such production sites solve several problems at once: they create jobs and stimulate scientific and educational initiatives, said Anton Nemkin. Read more here.
The creation of 8 UAV research and production centers in Russia until 2025 was approved
During 2024-2025. eight research and production centers (SPC) in the field of drones will be created in Russia as part of the national project for the development of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS). Andrei Seeling, executive director of the ANO Platform of the National Technological Initiative, spoke about such a government decision in August 2023.
| | In the federal project to support ALS, which is being created within the framework of the approved national project, the network of research and production centers (SPC) is one of the key tools for creating and developing the industry. The government is now solving the difficult problem of balancing the budget in key priority areas, and now the model of the national project includes the creation and support of three centers in 2024 and five centers in 2025, he said (quoted by TASS). | |
Applications for participation in the creation of the SPC were submitted by St. Petersburg and 17 other regions. Among them are Sevastopol, Nizhny Novgorod, Tula, Ryazan, Tomsk, Samara, Sakhalin, Voronezh regions, the Republic of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan.
| | According to the project, the research and production center will be located on the site of the Irtysh Technopark with a specialization in the development of electronic components and repeaters, as well as onboard ALS monitoring and control systems, - said Olga Kosach, head of the scientific and technical development department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Omsk Region. | |
Earlier, the first regional SPC of civil unmanned aviation systems in Russia was created in the Samara region. It is expected that it will be registered and will begin work at the end of August 2023.
The presentation of the national project for the development of unmanned aircraft systems is scheduled for September 1, 2023.[30]
A drone operating without satellite navigation was created in Russia
In August 2023, the Russian company Maind announced a drone capable of flying and "navigating" in space without using satellite navigation. To create it, the neural network was trained on the database obtained after the drone races. Read more here.
Russia created a fund for the development of the drone industry for 10 billion rubles
On August 8, 2023, it became known about the creation Russia of unmanned air systems (ALS) in the development fund of the industry. Its volume is 10 billion. rubles The project is being implemented by the Sovereign Technology Fund of the National Technology Initiative and a domestic developer drones. " Transport of the future More. here
Russian drones worth 15 million rubles began to be supplied to Latin America to check airports
On August 8, 2023, it became known about the start of deliveries of BAS-LP-M drones to Latin America. The cost of this drone, produced by the Kursir company, is 15 million rubles. Read more here.
Russian drones can now automatically notice fires during overflights of territories
At the end of July 2023, it became known that the Russian startup Phoenix-Carbon (TOMUS LLC) developed a technology for extinguishing fires at an early stage using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Read more here.
In Russia, a material has been developed that will make the drone invisible to the electronic warfare
The Perm State National Research University (PGNIU) has developed material that can make drones invisible to electronic warfare (electronic warfare) systems. Gleb Shipunov, an expert at the Center for Competence of the National Technological Initiative "Photonics," based on the university, spoke about this in early August 2023. Read more here.
First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov: 70 drone manufacturers in Russia
In Russia, there are about 70 manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including 20 large companies. This was announced on August 6, 2023 by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov at the Archipelago 2023 in Novosibirsk.
According to him, in 2024 the Russian Federation should go to production of about 18 thousand large and medium-sized drones. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that this figure does not take into account drones weighing less than 1 kg, which will be tens of thousands. He also stressed that by August 2023, a regulatory framework is being developed for the operational certification of Russian UAVs.
According to Andrei Belousov, Russia as a whole is ready for the official launch and development of unmanned aircraft systems, the line of already available drones is almost complete.
| | Federal medical institutions will receive subsidies to combat diabetes. Of course, we do not have everything, but we can do everything at the level of samples, prototypes, demonstrators. We have almost the entire line, we can say, with the exception of individual components, and if we talk about the line of unmanned aircraft systems themselves, then it is almost complete. Moreover, the samples are quite at the level of world achievements, and some things exceed world ones, "he said (quoted by RIA Novosti). | |
To date, all federal projects of the new national project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems" have been structured, said the First Deputy Prime Minister on August 6, 2023. On behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the government must approve this national project by September 1, 2023.
| | We have yet to work with the Treasury to identify sources of funding. I hope that we will get a balanced verified version, - said Belousov.[31] | |
A drone production center was created on the basis of the Protasovo airfield in the Ryazan region
In the Ryazan region, on the basis of the Protasovo airfield, a research and production center was created for the development and production of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS). This was announced on August 2, 2023 by the Deputy Prime Minister of the region Yulia Shvakova. Read more here.
A drone artist has been created in Russia, drawing large art projects on buildings
On August 2, 2023, Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU NETI) announced the development of a drone artist capable of creating large art projects on the walls of buildings. The assembly and testing of the device was carried out on the basis of the engineering capacities of Aviatsmit LLC. Read more here.
In Russia, a drone capable of autonomously recharging and reconnaissance is presented
On August 4, 2023, it became known that the Radar MMS Scientific and Production Enterprise, specializing in the creation of electronic systems and complexes, has developed a new helicopter-type electric drone. This aircraft is able to recharge and conduct reconnaissance in a fully automatic mode. Read more here.
In Russia, presented a system of self-diagnostics of drones
The competence center of NTI "Photonics" of Perm State University (PGNIU), together with Perm Polytechnic University (PNIPU), has developed a system for self-diagnostics of unmanned air systems. Its presentation took place in early August 2023. Read more here.
The authorities of the Moscow region begin to monitor construction projects using drones
At the end of July 2023, the Main Directorate of State Construction Supervision of the Moscow Region announced the use of the new Invisible Supervision practice, in which construction control is carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles. Read more here.
In Russia, created a drone charging station on the pillars of power lines
At the end of July 2023, the Laboratory of the Future company presented a mobile charging station for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which is installed directly on the wires of high-voltage power lines. The Russian development was called "Triangle." Read more here.
In Moscow, drone production has grown 4 times
The production of drones in Moscow has more than quadrupled, while the development of the industry continues. Mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin wrote about this on July 22, 2023 in his Telegram channel.
| | In the development of drone production, the main task is to create the necessary level of technological sovereignty. Moscow is doing a lot for this. The production of UAVs in the capital has grown more than four times, - said the mayor of the capital. | |
According to him, Moscow participated in the development and approval of the Strategy for the Development of Unmanned Aircraft. Therefore, in the future, as part of this strategy, scientific and practical centers will be built throughout Russia.
Sobyanin added that back in June and July 2023, agreements were signed with 11 regions, which imply the development of unmanned systems. For example, flight tests will be carried out.
Also, as the mayor of Moscow noted, in order to attract new personnel and talented youth to the priority industry, it was decided to hold a cup on unmanned aviation systems in the city. The competition will be held in several disciplines: collecting time copter, drone basketball, high-speed autonomous passage of a previously known track, autonomous passage of the maze, race drones and others.
At the end of April 2023, Sergei Sobyanin told Russian President Vladimir Putin about the creation and development of the production of unmanned aircraft systems.
| | In particular, together with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the NTI platform, we are creating a federal center for unmanned aircraft systems here. It will unite leading Russian developers and manufacturers who will focus on the development and creation of new models of unmanned aerial vehicles, improving avionics, "Sobyanin said then.[32] | |
The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation recognized laser combat and drone racing as sports
The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation has included unmanned aircraft races and laser combat in the All-Russian Register of Sports. The corresponding order was published on the official portal of legal information on July 24, 2023.
The department also recognized breaking, all-around TRP and aerial gymnastics as sports. All mentioned disciplines are included in the first section, which includes sports that are not national, military-applied and service-applied, as well as sports, the development of which is carried out at the all-Russian level.
Drone races are held in Russia as part of fijital games - test events before the "Games of the Future," which will be held in Kazan in 2024. All disciplines have five challenges: sports, speed, tactics, technology and strategy. In total, more than 2 thousand athletes from all continents are expected in Kazan.
The fact that the control of the drone will be included in the list of TRP disciplines was previously said by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko. He noted that the TRP system and military sports events are a powerful incentive for the development of mass and professional sports. Chernyshenko also recalled the goal that the president set for the ministry - that by 2030 at least 70% of Russians regularly go in for sports.
The TRP complex existed in the USSR from 1931 to 1991. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the creation of an analogue of the Soviet system of standards in 2014.
Earlier in 2023, it became known that sports unmanned aerial vehicles can be equated to sports equipment after approval by the Russian Drone Racing Federation in the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. In connection with the restrictions imposed on drone flights in many regions of the Russian Federation, the recognition of them as a sports vehicle will greatly simplify the solution of the tasks and processes of this sport.
In the Sverdlovsk region create the production of drones for 200 million rubles
The research and production complex "Energy Systems and Components" ("NPK ESK") began to build a plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles on the territory of operational development (TOP) "Lesnoy." This was reported in July 2023 in the Department of Information Policy of the Sverdlovsk Region. Read more here.
Russian schoolchildren from September will begin to teach the basics of the use of UAVs
From September 1, 2023, Russian schoolchildren will begin to study the basics of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in primary military training classes. This was announced on July 21, 2023 by the Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Development of the Digital Economy under the Federation Council (Federation Council), Senator Artem Sheikin.
The senator clarified that the initiative was developed during the work of the section of the Council for the Development of the Digital Economy under the Federation Council, it was sent to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The proposal was considered and supported, including the Ministry of Education. According to Sheikin, the program provides for the study of "types, purpose, tactical and technical characteristics and a general device, conducting terrain reconnaissance and methods of countering enemy UAVs."
In April 2023, the president Russia Vladimir Putin supported the idea of teaching schoolchildren to control drones. In his opinion, designing and using drones from school is a useful skill.
| | I am sure that this, firstly, will take the guys a useful, interesting business, distract from what would not have to be done, and secondly, this so-called early career guidance will benefit the country in the end, "Putin said. | |
The course on initial military training was proposed to be introduced at the end of 2022. In particular, the Fair Russia - For Truth party and its leader Sergei Mironov made a proposal to return this subject to the mandatory secondary general education program.
Izvestia wrote about the response of the Ministry of Defense to this initiative. In addition to professional retraining of already working teachers, the Ministry of Defense proposed to recruit teachers from citizens who had previously served under a contract in officer positions, giving priority to military personnel - participants in hostilities. Mironov noted that the introduction of such a subject in schools will help solve another problem - to help with the employment of war veterans.[33]
The Ministry of Transport estimated the creation of infrastructure for drone flights at 236 billion rubles
The cost of creating infrastructure for the flights of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles in Russia will amount to 236 billion rubles. This assessment of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation became known on July 18, 2023.
As Izvestia writes with reference to the document developed by the department, 168.5 billion rubles will be allocated for the introduction of a unified infrastructure of the operator of the line of control and control, communications, navigation, surveillance, automation and information support of unmanned aircraft flight routes in 2024-2030 throughout the country.
Plans to spend 4.9 billion rubles on the introduction of infrastructure at 49 airfields of federal property. With these funds, it is planned to create radio and meteorological equipment, as well as build hangars for storing and repairing such funds. According to the document, the equipment of the first 12 airfields will start in 2025.
The equipment of the information security system on 290 BVS flight routes will require investments of 5 billion rubles. The development of a digital certification platform for drones, their developers and manufacturers was estimated at 217 billion rubles.
It is planned to finally integrate drones into a single airspace and create a single digital space to provide flights of unmanned and manned aviation, as well as services on this basis, by 2026-2027, follows from the document of the Ministry of Transport.
The indicated amount of 236 billion rubles will be enough only for the ground segment of infrastructure, says Nikita Danilov, founder and general director of Fly Drone.
| | In the future, these works will have to be supplemented by the space segment - satellites, through which unmanned aircraft systems will be controlled, monitored and controlled. The development of domestic UAVs without a space component will not be as intense as if it were available, "Danilov said in a conversation with Izvestia[34] | |
In the Urals, a research and production center is being created to develop drones and support their manufacturers
Roselectronics Holding "" Rostec will create a research and production center for tests and competencies in the field of development unmanned aircraft systems in the Ural Federal District. This was TAdviser announced on July 7, 2023 by representatives of the State Corporation Rostec. The base of the center will be included in Roselectronics. Chelyabinsk Radio Plant "Flight" The holding's partners in the project will also be Chelyabinsk State University a group of companies. InSmart More. here
A drone with a thermal imaging camera has been created in Russia for flights in fog and smoke conditions
The Optical and Mechanical Design Bureau Astron (part of the Schwabe holding of the Rostec state corporation) has developed a helicopter-type drone BPLA-400T designed for reconnaissance and targeting. In addition, the drone can be used for civilian purposes, for example, to search for people in hard-to-reach areas, the Rostec press service said on July 7, 2023.
Russia's largest drone training center launched
In early July 2023, Alabuga Polytech College Tatarstan announced the launch of the largest Russia drone training center in the center, which provides an opportunity to master the Aeronautics and Programming profile UAV for graduates of grades 9-11. As reported in the Telegram channel of the educational institution, training in the center will be carried out according to the dual system: work + college education. More. here
The Ministry of Education and Science has developed a program for the development of innovative components for drones, which will take 49 billion rubles
The Ministry of Education and Science has developed a federal project for the development of innovative components for drones "Promising Technologies for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ALS)." It will take 49 billion rubles, Vedomosti writes in the issue of July 5, 2023. Read more here.
In Russia, drones will be able to take off above 150 m only by special permission
Drones over settlements in Russia can be launched at an altitude of up to 150 meters. This was reported on June 28, 2023 by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, which, together with the Federal Air Transport Agency, developed a corresponding draft government decree. This document has already been signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
According to the updated rules, from March 1, 2024, it is allowed to launch drones over settlements at an altitude of up to 150 meters from the ground or reservoir in daylight hours. In this case, the drone must be in the line of sight of the external pilot and outside the restricted areas. These zones will be determined by the Ministry of Transport of Russia on the proposal of regional and local authorities. To organize such UAV flights weighing up to 30 kg, operators will not need to submit a movement plan to the aviation authorities.
The procedure for the use of drones in agriculture is simplified - for the performance of air-chemical work in pest control. In particular, operators will be able to fly at altitudes less than 30 meters from the ground or water surface at a distance of more than 5 km from the control points of airfields and 2 km from landing sites without establishing short-term restrictions in airspace.
Also, the operators will have the opportunity to direct the flight plan using a digital platform to ensure the use of Russian airspace and quickly receive all the necessary information for the flight, including permits from local governments.
As emphasized in the Ministry of Transport, the development of the unmanned aviation segment will open up new opportunities for solving problems in various areas. For example, drones can be used for express delivery of mail and products, transportation of small goods and e-commerce, pest control in agriculture, monitoring the risk of forest fires and other dangerous situations, as well as for search and rescue operations.[35]
The Ministry of Transport has created a digital platform for drone access to a single airspace in Russia
Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation created a digital platform to integrate civilian drones into a single airspace system. The head of the department announced this on June 21, 2023 during a government meeting with the president. Russia Vladimir Putin More. here
The Locust-10 drone, capable of flying in the mountains and in strong winds, was presented in Russia
In mid-June 2023, Alexei Chuklin, head of the scientific activities directorate of Sevastopol State University, director of the Moreagrobiotech scientific and educational center, presented the Locust-10 unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the university. Read more here.
Chinese UAV manufacturers to open factories in Russia
On June 19, 2023, it became known about the decision of Chinese drone manufacturers to place a large-node assembly of devices in Russia. Such companies include Fimi, AEE and ZeroZero. They offer drones costing from 14 thousand rubles.
Kommersant learned about the upcoming launch of the production of Chinese UAVs in Russia. The first deputy general director of Fly Dron, Alexander Kaniovsky, clarified that we are talking about two options for implementing the project - "either companies independently organize production lines in Russia, or a joint venture is being created with domestic developers."
According to the general director of Rusdronoport Nikolai Ryashin, large players are not interested in a small Russian market. Localizing production is beneficial only with a large guaranteed order, and a mass product finds demand in many countries.
Vitaly Mankevich, chairman of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, added that well-known brands are afraid to participate in localization so as not to lose Western customers, and for small manufacturers, production in Russia may become a competitive advantage.
The company Geoscan added that another reason for launching production on the territory of the Russian Federation may be the certification problems faced by drone suppliers. The source of the publication in a large distributor electronic engineers explains that " Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) limited the certification of imported drones, since they operate at the same frequencies as the equipment, etc MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS."
According to experts interviewed by the newspaper, the localization of production will not lead to a decrease in prices for equipment due to the difficulties of replacing electronics for drones and the updated rules of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.[36]
Mass production of the first domestic unmanned helicopter started in Russia
Holding "Russian helicopters State Corporation" Rostec organized Bashkortostan the serial production of the first domestic certified unmanned aviation system helicopter type - BAS-200. Representatives of Rostec reported this TAdviser on June 15, 2023. The assembly of serial samples BAS-200 started at (Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise KumAPP) of the Helicopters holding. Russia More. here
Start of deliveries to the Russian Federation of complexes suppressing FPV drones at a distance of 5 km
Specialists of the Research Institute "Vector" (part of the holding "Roselectronics" Rostec) have developed a new improved version of the device for combating drones - "Sickle-VS6." The complex is already ready for supply, the Roselectronics holding (part of the Rostec state corporation) said in mid-June 2023. Read more here.
Putin instructed to engage in the integration of drones into a single airspace of Russia
President RFVladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following the events on the development of unmanned aircraft systems held on April 27, 2023. One of the instructions concerns the integration of drones into the country's airspace.
| | In order to ensure the safe operation of unmanned aircraft systems, take comprehensive measures to integrate unmanned aircraft into a single airspace of the Russian Federation, considering, among other things, the issue of digital transformation of the organization of air traffic in terms of air traffic service systems, navigation, landing, surveillance, communication and countering the illegal use of unmanned aircraft systems - said on the Kremlin website. | |
The Ministry of Transport must submit its proposals on this matter by July 15, 2023, the Government of the Russian Federation - to prepare its proposals by September 1, 2023. Also, until September 1, 2023, the Government was instructed to prepare proposals to counter the illegal use of drones.
It is reported that, together with the Ministry of Defense and the FSB, the Government of the Russian Federation should limit the use of "geospatial data." The Ministry of Transport was instructed to develop an organization of air traffic using digital platforms when integrating UAVs. Together with ВЭБ.РФ, the government will finance projects aimed at accelerating the development and implementation of technologies, including in the development of unmanned aircraft systems.
The order signed by Putin on the integration of UAVs into a single airspace will allow monitoring the safe use of drones in Russia, said Honored Military Pilot of the Russian Federation Vladimir Popov. In fact, the state takes control of aircraft of any scale.
| | The use of Russian airspace is under the control and control of the state. This is not only aviation flights, but also explosive work, the construction of high-rise structures. All this affects the safety of life and the operation of airspace in the interests of the protection and defense of state tasks, - said Popov in a conversation with the publication News.ru.[37] | |
"Moscow Technical School" will launch a new direction of training "Unmanned Vehicles"
"Moscow Technical School "(" MTSh ") will begin training personnel in the direction of" Unmanned. " transport The initiative to develop human resources in this area was supported by the company Innopraktika"." The corresponding agreement was signed on June 14, 2023 by Department of Investment and Industrial Policy Vladislav Ovchinsky the head and first deputy general director of the company. Natalya Popova More. here
T1 Holding will engage in promising developments in the field of space and drones
Holding T1 June 13, 2023 announced the launch of another direction - cluster T1. Aero. Within the framework of the cluster, the holding will develop and promote promising technologies in the field of unmanned aviation and space. Read more here.
A hybrid neural network has been developed for the production of drone brains
At the end of May 2023, it became known about the creation of a hybrid neural network in Russia, which allows you to create portable AI modules for unmanned aerial vehicles. The introduction of the development will speed up the development of the ALS industry by developing domestic production of components for aircraft, according to the authors of the project - specialists from the Design Bureau 3303 company and the Competence Center of the National Technological Initiative (NTI) "Mobile Energy Storage" based on MIPT. Read more here.
Creation of the competence center "Unmanned aircraft systems" of the Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman
In the industrial park "Rudnevo" of the special economic zone (SEZ) "Technopolice Moscow" will be located the Competence Center "Unmanned Aviation Systems" (ALS) of the Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman. Its task is to form and implement an effective technological policy in the field of unmanned aviation, as well as to ensure a significant increase in the share of domestic components of civilian products. This was announced on May 19, 2023 by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations Vladimir Efimov. Read more here.
On the basis of the Federal Air Transport Agency, they began to create competence centers for drones
On May 19, 2023, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) announced the creation of centers of competence for unmanned aviation systems on the basis of the department and subordinate organizations. The corresponding decision was made at a meeting chaired by the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko. The event was also attended by the heads of structural divisions of the Federal Air Transport Agency and representatives of subordinate organizations: FSUE State Corporation for ATM, FSUE State Research Institute, FAU Aviregistro. Read more here.
Russian company Aeromax unveils civilian cargo unmanned helicopter with record carrying capacity
On May 18, 2023, Aeromax introduced the SH-3000 civilian unmanned helicopter, which, according to the developers, has no analogues in the world in terms of takeoff weight and carrying capacity and will be able to transport up to a ton of cargo. Read more here.
The Government of the Russian Federation allocates 57.7 billion rubles for training personnel for the field of drones
The Russian government allocates 57.7 billion rubles for the training of drone specialists. This became known from the federal project "Personnel for unmanned aircraft systems" in mid-May 2023. Read more here.
Drone sales on Russian marketplaces soared 20 times
Sales drones on Russian marketplaces in the first quarter of 2023 increased tenfold compared to the same period in 2022. Such data in mid-May 2023 led to the analytical company Moneyplace.
As Kommersant writes with reference to Moneyplace statistics, in January-March 2023, the demand for quadcopters on Wildberries increased 20 times - 26.7 thousand devices were sold on this fruit, against less than 2 thousand units a year earlier. During the same period, 17.6 thousand drones were sold on Ozon, which is 15 times more than a year earlier.
In monetary terms, sales increased tenfold: on Wildberries - up to 88 million rubles, and on Ozon - up to 57 million rubles. At the same time, the average bill for a quadcopter amounted to about 4 thousand rubles. Most often, Russians purchased children's models, as well as drones for amateur shooting.
The demand for drones on marketplaces has indeed increased many times, but the trend for official retailers is much less pronounced due to the limited choice of devices, said Alexander Kaniovsky, first deputy general director of FlyDrone, in a conversation with the publication.
According to experts interviewed by the newspaper, the ban on the launch of quadcopters in some regions of Russia does not affect the demand for these devices - people still continue to launch them. The increase in interest in quadcopters is associated with their popularization and constant discussion against the background of a special military operation in Ukraine.
Experts associate part of the sales with military operations - about 20% of all drones sold in Russia capable of filming are "sent to the military operation zone," the newspaper's source said on the quadcopter market.
| | What is often talked about a lot on TV attracts attention, - explains the executive director of Moneyplace Dmitry Ermolaev. | |
Despite the restrictions, drones continue to be acquired, for example, for use in domestic and foreign travel, he said.[38]
Creation of an anti-drone unit
A special department has appeared in the St. Petersburg police, responsible for ensuring safety in the air during mass events. The press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region announced this on May 12, 2023. Read more here.
FPV Drone Control Instructor Training Center Launched in Russia
On May 11, 2023, it became known about the launch of a training program for instructors in the control of combat FPV-drones (first-person view, "first-person view") at the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CDC) in Zhukovsky. According to the general director of the organization Dmitry Kuzyakin, the first set of listeners of the "Corps of Heroes" program will begin training during May 2023. Read more here.
FPV drone production center launched in Zaporizhzhya region
Zaporizhzhya region The FPV-drone production center (first-person view, "first-person view") "Wings of Victory" was launched, Vladimir Russia Rogov, a member of the Main Council of the Zaporizhzhya Region Administration, said on May 10, 2023. According to him, the center also trains operators to work with. UAV Read more. here
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug has begun preparing infrastructure for the development of unmanned aircraft systems services
The administration of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, together with Ecolibri and the T1 holding, within the framework of the previously signed agreement, began preparing infrastructure for the provision of logistics services using unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) in order to subsequently disseminate experience to other regions of the Russian Federation. This was announced on May 4, 2023 by the T1 holding. Read more here.
Losses from drone ban in Russia calculated
The total losses from the ban on drone flights in Moscow, Moscow region and St. Petersburg may amount to about 1.5 billion rubles if the ban lasts until the end of 2023. This assessment was given by market participants interviewed by Kommersant. The newspaper published an article on May 5, 2023.
By this day, drone flights are prohibited in about half of the regions of Russia. Mikhail Lipatov, General Director of M-Industries, suggests that subjects who have not yet introduced such restrictive measures will take them in the near future.
According to Nikita Danilov, General Director of Fly Drone, excluding the Moscow and St. Petersburg regions, losses due to UAV bans in Russia by the end of 2022 alone could amount to more than 10 billion rubles. This, in particular, includes the lost profits of manufacturers and operators of drones selling services in the field of aerial photography and monitoring - for developers at construction sites for 3D modeling and marketing surveys, as well as for land cadastral registration, for monitoring the state of industrial facilities, power lines and remote sensing of the Earth.
At the same time, the head of the profile association "Aeronext" Gleb Babintsev believes that the latest restrictions in the capital regions will not bring serious financial losses to the market, although the indirect negative impact will be colossal. The extension of the ban until the end of 2023 could set the industry back five years, as its volumes will decrease, the expert said. According to optimistic estimates, the market will remain at the level of 2022, and in the worst scenario of a total ban in the country, there will be a rollback to the level of 2018 - this is just over 3 billion rubles, he added.
The general director of Agrimax Aero Maxim Chizhov also said that the agricultural industry will suffer the most losses. According to his calculations, this sector will collectively lose 2.4 billion rubles.[39]
In Russia, a drone post office was created to deliver parcels and documents without human participation
In Russia, a drone post office has been developed, which, without human participation, can deliver parcels and documents to the client. Nikolai Ryashin, CEO of Rusdronoport (developed this product), spoke about the advantages of the technology and its appearance on the market. Read more here.
Putin: The volume of the Russian drone market may reach a trillion rubles
On April 27, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting on the development of unmanned aircraft in Russia. During the event, the problems of the industry were named, the main goals of using drones were announced and the tasks of developing unmanned aircraft in the country were determined.
Photo: kremlin.ru
The President cited an estimate of the volume of the Russian drone market in monetary terms. According to him, the volume of the domestic market of only civilian drones is estimated by experts at 500 billion rubles. "But no one objected to my remark that this would be a minimum of a trillion. So, most likely, it will be, "the head of state added[40] In turn, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov shared information about the volume of the Russian drone market in physical terms is about 32 thousand devices, of which 12 thousand are domestic.
During the discussion of the problems of unmanned aircraft in Russia, Vladimir Putin named among them an outdated regulatory framework, the lack of necessary infrastructure and "management patterns and stereotypes when we act according to old patterns and believe that, working in this way, we ensure the necessary security, but at the same time restrain development."
The meeting participants also noted that the tasks of the development of unmanned aircraft are the localization of production, the development of breakthrough technologies and an element base, the removal of administrative barriers, the formation of cluster sites for the production of unmanned aircraft systems and ground infrastructure.
Another mechanism is the creation of special operators who will carry out large purchases and then lease unmanned aerial vehicles.
According to the president, training courses and modules for managing unmanned systems will be introduced into educational programs.
| | "I fully support the proposals made by our companies so that from school the guys can learn to manage, assemble, design drones," said Vladimir Putin. "I am sure that, firstly, the guys will take up a useful, interesting business, distract from what would not have to be done, and secondly, this so-called early career guidance will benefit the country in the end." | |
DOSAAF is also planned to be used to attract young people to model and use drones.
Among the main goals of the use of drones, according to the president, is the development of the territory of Russia, including the delivery of food, medicines and mail to remote areas, monitoring the state of industrial facilities, pipeline systems, power lines and other critical infrastructure.
In general, according to Putin, the domestic industry of unmanned aircraft is the most important direction of the country's activities, while "very promising." The head of state said this on April 27, 2023 during his meeting with representatives of organizations in the field of unmanned aircraft systems, which took place before the meeting on the territory of the Rudnevo industrial park (part of the special economic zone Technopolice Moscow""). Rudnevo is forming a production cluster drones - the Federal Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
| | The industry is not only very important - it is very interesting, because, firstly, the future is behind it, and secondly, the most recent developments in a number of areas are concentrated here. And of course, what is very important is the direction of use of unmanned aerial vehicles, it is simply inconspicuous: almost, probably, there is no such area of activity and sphere economies where it would be impossible to use unmanned aerial vehicles, the president emphasized.[41] | |
The drone standardization program is expected to be developed in 2024. In addition, the Government, together with the Bank of Russia, will reduce the cost of drone insurance, which, as of April 2023, sometimes reaches 70% of the cost of the product.
First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov also said during the meeting that Russia he was already negotiating with other China partners on issues of both import and export of drones.[42]
In the Samara region begin the construction of a plant for the serial production of cargo drones
Transport of the future On April 19, 2023, the company "" announced that it had completed the acquisition of assets in the Togliatti SEZ and was starting a to construction plant for the production of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS). More. here
Flight tests of civilian drones will begin in Samara and Togliatti
The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia considered and supported the application of the Transport of the Future company to establish an experimental legal regime (EPR) in the field of digital innovations in the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) in the Samara region. The corresponding document is published on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts. The application itself was sent to the Government of the Russian Federation on March 17. Transport of the Future announced this on April 14, 2023. Read more here.
Drones in Russia will be equipped with flight data systems
The Aeronext Unmanned Aviation Association sent a letter to the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, in which it indicated the need to introduce uniform functional requirements for civilian drones produced in Russia and register them in the Federal Aviation Rules. This will allow the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other law enforcement agencies to identify any apparatus and, on the basis of this, quickly decide whether to impede its movement. These proposals "to improve legislation and eliminate administrative barriers for the development of unmanned aircraft" became known in mid-April 2023.
The Vedomosti newspaper received this document at its disposal, and the representative of the Ministry of Transport confirmed the receipt of the letter to the newspaper. The representative of the ministry noted that by mid-April 2023, the issue of identifying civilian drones is being discussed within the framework of the working group on the preparation of the federal project "Infrastructure, Security and Certification." At the same time, the Ministry of Transport refrained from detailed comments on the possible equipping of civilian drones with flight data transmission systems.
Different levels of response - from basic to martial law - have been in effect in the country since October 19, 2023. After that, by mid-April 2023, more than 30 regions introduced restrictions on the use of drones. On April 13, 2023, drones were banned in the Murmansk region. Criminal liability for the use of airspace without permission (when such permission is required by law) is described in Art. 271.1 of the Criminal Code. If such actions entailed, through negligence, serious harm to health or death of a person, a prison term of up to five years is provided, if the death of two or more persons was caused by negligence - a term of up to seven years.[43]
In Russia, created a technology capable of masking thermal objects from drones
In Russia, they created a technology capable of disguising thermal objects from drones. We are talking about a system called "Shield," which was developed by Armax. Its general director Mikhail Zakroev said that the new development is capable of completely hiding thermal objects from unmanned aerial vehicles with a thermal imager. Read more here.
The Ministry of Construction has identified the main tasks for the use of drones in the construction industry of Russia
In March 2023, the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation determined the main tasks for the use of drones in the construction industry of Russia. According to the deputy head of the department Konstantin Mikhailik, in order to develop UAVs and stimulate demand for their use in the interests of the industry, it is necessary to form a detailed vision of a comprehensive service that unites the tasks of the construction complex.
| | In addition, the practice of using UAVs must be synchronized with the already launched processes of digitalization of the construction and housing and communal services industries, - he emphasized at the strategic session on "The Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Construction Complex," organized by the Ministry of Construction of Russia together with the ANO "Platform of the National Technological Initiative." | |
The Ministry of Construction noted that by March 2023, work is underway to collect and analyze the most pressing tasks and needs of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as to assess the interdepartmental request within the regions.
The ministry believes that the implementation of pilot projects will assess the effectiveness and form a list of key tasks, as well as determine control points at each stage of the introduction of UAVs in construction. All the advantages of using devices - improving the quality and speed of work and processes performed, reducing costs - must be justified in terms of economic effects, the Ministry of Construction said.
Another task in the joint jurisdiction of the Ministry of Construction of Russia and other departments is regulatory support for the use of UAVs in industries, as well as the training of specialists for the new segment of digital services.
Earlier, the Ministry of Construction proposed to build houses with drone sites. It is assumed that drones will be used to deliver cargo directly to the place of residence of citizens. The Ministry of Construction plans to introduce measures to stimulate developers to include such infrastructure in projects, the department said.[44]
In the Samara region created a special legal regime for launching cargo drones
On March 20, 2023, it became known about the creation in the Samara region of a special legal regime for launching cargo drones. This was announced on March 20, 2023 by the Transport of the Future company (manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems, ALS), which is the initiator of this project. Read more here.
Ministry of Industry and Trade: Russia lacks 100 thousand developers and drone operators
By March 2023, Russia lacks about 100 thousand specialists in the development, production and operation of civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This assessment was announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
According to the forecasts of the department, by 2030 Russia will need already 1 million developers and drone operators. The number of necessary applied specialists, including drone operators, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by 2030 may amount to 60% of the total demand for personnel in this sector - about 600,000 people. By March 2023, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labor "are analyzing the demand for such specialists," the Ministry of Industry and Trade told Vedomosti.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to develop a strategy for the development of unmanned aircraft until 2030 and determine priority areas for the development of UAVs, parameters of the drone market, annual targets, volume and sources of funding.
Civilian drones are actively used for video and photography, monitoring the state of pipelines and power networks, monitoring minerals and logistics. According to the Federal Air Transport Agency, in mid-January 2023, 70 thousand UAVs were registered in the country. The University of the National Technology Initiative 2035 (NTI) expects that in the coming years their number will grow tenfold. Agriculture alone in 2024 will need another 60,000 operators, engineers and design engineers, as well as programmers.[45]
The need for specialists who will create and control civilian drones is due to the fact that the world is rapidly developing technologies, says economist Nikita Maslennikov.
| | The number and quality of specialists is important for the entire aviation industry. It will rise, and the production of drones will increase. Russia has technological solutions, they are advanced. You just need to find the composite materials that they will consist of. This is one of the promising directions and industrial policy, and technological achievements, "he said. | |
For the first time, the delivery of goods by drones was organized over the Arctic Circle
For the first time, the delivery of goods by drones was organized over the Arctic Circle. The press service of Rostec announced this on March 16, 2023. Read more here.
A long-range complex to combat a swarm of drones was presented in Russia
On March 16, 2023, Rostec announced the creation of an anti-drone complex capable of suppressing drone control at a distance of up to 5 km. The system called "Sickle-VS5" was developed by the Research Institute "Vector" of the holding "Roselectronics," which, in turn, is part of the state corporation "Rostec." Read more here.
A drone with night vision was created in Russia to monitor oil and gas pipelines
In early March 2023, it became known about the creation of the company Cleverkopter"" (resident Skolkovo"") unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor pipelines and oil and gas pipelines. Drone with the name "Aeromedic Mini" received a night vision system. More. here
In the Tomsk region will create the first system in Russia to improve safety and expand the use of aviation drones
The Tomsk region will create the first system in Russia to improve safety and expand the use of aviation drones. This was announced on March 1, 2023 by GLONASS JSC. Read more here.
Oil companies in Russia began to defend new drone suppression systems
Oil companies in Russia have begun to defend the new Sickle-Sun drone suppression systems. This was reported on February 10, 2023 in the state corporation "Rostec." They noted that the devices installed on the industrial territory of the oil company made it possible to exclude the appearance of violating drones in the protected zone. "Sickle-VS" can work autonomously at a remote position and protect both mobile and stationary objects. Read more here.
A transport drone has been created in Russia, which can transfer cargo weighing 250 kg to 600 km
On February 8, 2023, it became known about the creation in Russia of a transport unmanned aerial aircraft type TRUMP (transport aviation multifunctional platform), capable of transferring up to 250 kg of cargo over a distance of over 600 km. A drone can perform tasks that are dangerous for manned aircraft in difficult weather conditions with minimal costs. Read more here.
In Russia, created a locator capable of detecting a drone weighing 150 grams
Russian engineers from the M.A. Kartsev Research Institute of Computing Complexes (NIIVK) have developed a radar station capable of detecting the smallest drones. This was announced by the press service of the National Technology Initiative announced at the end of January 2023. Read more here.
2022
The first unmanned helicopter is certified in Russia
On December 30, 2022, the Federal Air Transport Agency certified the first Russian heavy civilian drone BAS-200. It was developed by the Mil and Kamov national center of the Russian Helicopters holding. Read more here.
Hybrid cargo, transport and unmanned types of aviation equipment will be tested in NAO
Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yuri Vasilyevich Bezdudny, Ecolibri JSC, which develops vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and the T1 Group, one of the representatives of the Russian IT market, signed an agreement on creating conditions for testing the created types of hybrid cargo, transport and unmanned aircraft in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and for cooperation in the field of development work for unmanned aerial vehicles. This was announced on December 9, 2022 by T1. Read more here.
Almaz-Antey organized the production of 1000 small drones per month
Concern VKO "Almaz-Antey" organized mass production of 1000 small drones per month. On December 1, 2022, Yegor Shcherbakov, chief designer for civil engineering at Obukhovsky Zavod JSC (part of the concern), spoke about this. Read more here.
The head of Tatarstan banned the use of drones in the republic
At the end of November 2022, the head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov signed a decree banning the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Read more here.
NPO "Android Technology" launches the production of domestic electric motors for drones
As it became known in mid-October 2022, the Russian scientific and production association (NPO) Android Technology is preparing to launch electric engines for unmanned aerial vehicles. The first samples of new products will arrive in November 2022. Read more here.
Laboratory for testing drones created in Zelenograd
The Moscow innovation cluster has created a laboratory for testing unmanned systems in Zelenograd. Its key tasks will be the development and scaling of advanced developments in this area, representatives of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development, which oversees the cluster, told TAdviser on November 22, 2022. Read more here.
The first cases of the urban airmobility zone have been worked out at Skolkovo
The first cases of the urban airmobility zone have been worked out at Skolkovo. The Fund announced this on November 9, 2022. Various digital services for ensuring the safety of drones in an urban environment have been tested. Read more here.
About 100 types of unmanned aircraft created in Russia
The list of Russian commercial and state developers of unmanned aircraft (BVS) has expanded to about 100 different devices, said Gleb Babintsev, general director of the Aeronext Association, in November 2022.
Among these drones is a line of multirotor vehicles, these are racing models for sports, commercial models for aerial photography and the distribution of agrochemicals, Babintsev said in an interview with Газета.ру.
There are also aircraft-type devices with internal combustion engines (ICE), with electric engines that can operate at a distance of up to 300 km and up to about 1000 km. BVS are being created for aircraft-multirotor aircraft, including large models. Among such devices, air taxi is being developed, the head of the Aeronext Association said.
Babintsev pointed out that the variety of such drones will decrease in the future, out of hundreds of varieties there will be dozens. In his opinion, 20-30 types of models are enough to fulfill all scenarios. The market will regulate the variety of developments.
The Aeronext Association is part of the National Technology Initiative. It includes both state and commercial enterprises developing and producing civilian drones.
Referring to the assessment of experts, the Ministry of Industry and Trade in November 2022 announced that by 2030 the Russian unmanned aircraft market will amount to 120 billion rubles. According to the forecasts of the department, in Russia the level of localization of unmanned aerial vehicles by 2024 is planned to be increased to 70% from 40% in November 2022. By 2020, the degree of localization of flying drones did not exceed 10-15%, then in the Russian Federation the elements of the frame, glider, propellers were mainly manufactured, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.[46]
Russia has developed a VR bow to launch a swarm of drones with a series of shots
At the end of October 2022, Skolkovo reported that it had developed a method for deploying a swarm of rescue and research drones. Using a virtual reality helmet and tactile interface, the operator simulates a series of bow shots, directing each drone to a given point. Deep reinforcement learning is used to prevent drone collisions. Read more here.
In the suburbs will expand the production of drones designed to search for people
As part of investment project the company, "" Albatross plans to expand the production of unmanned aerial vehicles in, To the queen which can be used, among other things, to search and rescue people. The company is assisted in selecting a land plot for the implementation of the investment project, Moscow Region Development Corporation (KRMO) which announced this on September 7, 2022. More. here
Russia has developed a system for refueling drones in flight
In August 2022, specialists from the Military Training and Scientific Center of the Air Force "Air Force Academy named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Yu. A. Gagarin" announced the creation of a refueling system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in flight. It allows you to produce it at any time of the year and day in automatic mode. The corresponding document distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property is referred to by TASS. Read more here.
A drone was created in Russia to assess air pollution at enterprises
In Russia, a drone was created to assess air pollution at enterprises, which became known on July 18, 2022. We are talking about the development of the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI). Read more here.
Aeromax presented unmanned multicopters to Mikhail Mishustin
Aeromax presented Mikhail Mishoustinubespilot multicopters to Mikhail Mishoustinubespilot. The company announced this on July 5, 2022. Read more here.
Ministry of Emergency Situations includes unmanned air taxi and large cargo drones
The Biryuch Innovation Center and the Ivanovo Fire and Rescue Academy of the State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations signed a cooperation agreement. This was announced on June 27, 2022 by Efko. The parties came to an agreement on joint tests of evacuation drones, as well as Hi-Fly passenger air taxis. Read more here.
Russia has created a new type of navigation for drones. They will become almost indestructible
On June 3, 2022, Rostec announced the creation of a new type of navigation for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It is assumed that the developed technology will make drones almost indestructible. Read more here.
The first Russian drone capable of landing on water presented
In May 2022, the Sea Drone MG unmanned aerial vehicle was introduced, which, according to the developers, is the first Russian drone capable of splashing to the sea surface. The device was developed by the company "Aerial Shooting." Read more here.
Aeromax has developed an unmanned aircraft that can lift up to 300 kg into the air
The Aeromax company on April 25, 2022 announced the development of an unmanned aircraft of the helicopter type SH-750. This model is designed for the implementation of cargo delivery projects and is capable of lifting up to 300 kg of payload into the air. Read more here.
Rostec participates in the creation of a pilot zone for drone flights in St. Petersburg
Rostec's portfolio company Fly Drone is implementing a joint project with the government of St. Petersburg to create a pilot zone for urban aeromobility for testing drones. The infrastructure necessary for drone flights in the airspace of St. Petersburg is planned to be created by the summer of 2022. Rostec announced this on March 31, 2022. Read more here.
A drone has been created in Russia that determines the chemical ignition of the soil
In mid-March 2022, it became known about the creation of a pilot aircraft in Russia, which determines the chemical contamination of the soil. This is the development of the military training and scientific center of the Air Force "Air Force Academy named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky and Yu. A. Gagarin" of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Read more here.
A drone for the search for uranium has been created in Russia
In mid-March 2022, the Siberian School of Geosciences of the Irkutsk National Research Technical University (IRNITU) presented an unmanned aerial vehicle SibGIS UAS, designed to perform high-precision geophysical and geodetic work on the search for uranium deposits. Read more here.
In the Belgorod region will create an experimental zone for drone flights
The Aeroscript Research Center has begun creating an experimental zone for the movement of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Belgorod Region. The organization signed a corresponding agreement with the Biryuch innovation center of EFKO, which announced this on February 16, 2022. Read more here.
Sibur tested the Russian drone port
At ZapSibNeftekhim (part of the Sibur group), test tests of the Dronoport Hive robotic serial unmanned station have been completed. On February 14, 2022, TAdviser was informed about this by the Gaskar Group. Read more here.
2021
Unmanned drones will carry out cargo transportation in the Arctic and Siberia
Unmanned drones will carry out cargo transportation in the Arctic and Siberia. This became known on December 6, 2021.
| | According to the specialists of our enterprise, the niche of cargo transportation from 100 to 500 kilograms can become a popular direction of unmanned air transportation. To provide sparsely populated areas or industrial areas with undeveloped infrastructure, - said Yuri Zhestkov, chief specialist of the Bureau of Advanced Development of Eirburg JSC. | |
The development of cargo transportation using drones is still ahead. This direction will approach as companies operating in the Arctic are ready to use drones and with the entry into the market of reliable devices with a demanded range and carrying capacity.
In the Tomsk region, a project is planned within the framework of the recently adopted federal law on experimental legal regimes, thanks to which it became possible to test technologies with the appropriate permission of the government.
The government has established an experimental legal regime so that large drones can legally take off and be used for commercial transportation. Such a project will allow to establish and start commercial operation for everyone throughout the Tomsk region.
The project provides for control and monitoring procedures. All these reports will be analyzed together with the Ministry of Transport and the Federal Air Transport Agency. The results of the Tomsk experiment should be conclusions on the safety and convenience of technology, an answer was received "to the key question on the use of manned aviation and drones in a single airspace."
The Tomsk project has become the basis for the development of another, joint with Russian Post, which will already be implemented on the territory of four constituent entities of the Russian Federation, including Chukotka and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Russian Post and Aeromax conducted successful tests to deliver cargo to remote villages by an unmanned aircraft in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a helicopter-type drone SH-350 participated in test flights. the total length of the route from one settlement to another is 53 km. It is also planned to launch unmanned delivery on 10 routes to the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug by the end of 2024[47].
Drones in Russia began to catch poachers
On October 29, 2021, in the Land of the Leopard National Park, located in the south of Primorye, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to combat poachers was reported. Thanks to the Zala drones developed by the Kalashnikov concern, it was possible to catch six groups of fishermen who were engaged in illegal fishing on protected rivers during Putin. Read more here.
IT platform launched in Russia, 10 times faster than obtaining permission to fly drones
In early September 2021, the launch of the Nebosvod-Sakhalin project in the Sakhalin Region was announced, within the framework of which a digital platform for organizing drone flights is launched. It is assumed that the new solution will reduce the time for obtaining permission to use unmanned aircraft by 10 times, which in different regions can take up to 30 days. Read more here.
Aeromax, Russian Post and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Government will jointly develop unmanned delivery in the region
Aeromax, Russian Post and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Government will jointly develop unmanned delivery in the region. This was announced by the Russian Post on July 21, 2021. Read more here.
Rostec and Russian Post will launch test operation of drones for the delivery of goods in Chukotka
Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) and Russian Post signed an agreement on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. This was announced on July 21, 2021 by the Russian Post . Read more here.
Manufacturers criticized the mandatory certification of drones in Russia
Manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles criticized the bill of the Ministry of Transport on the mandatory certification of equipment and components for it. This became known in July 2021.
As Kommersant writes with reference to a document published by the Ministry of Transport on the official portal of legal information, certification of drones with a take-off weight of 0.25-25 kg is assumed. Drones will have to be registered with presentation for inspection and equipped with transponders and onboard "transponders" that will allow you to monitor the flight. It was decided to impose the costs of drone certification on manufacturers.
Another requirement is that pilots of ultralight aircraft (up to 115 kg) receive certificates and undergo training at aviation training centers.
The Association of Air Transport Operators (AEVT) said that the proposals of the Ministry of Transport contradict international practice. AEVT believes that global standards do not require mandatory certification of ships of this type. It is also noted that the criteria for evaluating developers are devoid of specifics, which creates conditions for abuse, and the uncertainty of the timing, conditions and grounds for decision-making by government agencies is a corruption factor.
Zala Aero Group, a member of the Kalashnikov Group, also criticized. The company said that the adoption of the bill "will directly affect the level of national security," because now thousands of drones "are performing regular monitoring of pipeline transport facilities, cartographic and geodetic work, solving environmental problems and performing search and rescue operations."
The Glider Sports Federation took a critical position on the bill. They said that if the amendments were adopted, the Russian glider manufacturer Aviastroitel would cease to exist due to an increase in the cost of equipment.[48]
For the first time, the rights to the design of a Russian drone began to be challenged in court
As it became known on June 10, 2021, the rights to the design of the Russian drone first began to be challenged in court. The company "Aerocso" has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles "Unmanned Systems" and demands to ban the use of its technology without paying for a license. Read more here.
Russian Post begins to use heavy drones to deliver parcels
At the end of May 2021, it became known about a new experiment by the Russian Post on the use of heavy unmanned aerial vehicles for the delivery of parcels. The pilot project will be held in four regions of the Russian Federation, said the general director of the company Maxim Akimov. Read more here.
Federation Council proposed to introduce responsibility for violation of drone flight safety rules
On April 14, 2021, information appeared that the Federation Council proposed introducing mandatory liability for violation of drone flight safety rules. The prevention of the threat of acts of illegal interference was considered at a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security.
According to representatives of the upper house of the Russian parliament, one of the protection measures may be the development of stationary and mobile anti-drone systems and the further use of this equipment by special forces.
Senators also consider it necessary to amend the Air Code in order to enshrine legally binding liability for violation of drone safety rules, as well as the use of unmanned aerial vehicles over potentially dangerous facilities, for example, fuel and energy complex facilities.
In addition, the meeting participants studied the mechanisms of the protection system against the illegal use of unmanned vehicles, including the use of drones in crowded places, in the territories of the military-industrial, nuclear, chemical, fuel and energy complexes of Russia.[49]
0.5 billion rubles will be invested in the first drone training ground in Russia
In early March 2021, it became known about the impending start of construction of the first drone training ground in Russia. The project was called the "ALS Landfill," its development is carried out by the company "International Air Navigation Systems" (MANS). Read more here.
2020
Production of fully autonomous drone ports has started in Russia
On December 8, 2020, the Gaskar Group announced to TAdviser the start of production of fully autonomous Hive drones. Read more here.
The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation ordered the development of a system with which it will allow drones to fly next to aircraft
As it became known in mid-November 2020, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation ordered the development of a system with which it intends to allow drones to fly next to aircraft. The contract for the creation of such a system for 52 million rubles was concluded with the only applicant - the Federal State Budgetary Institution "ProtectionInfoTrans of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation." Read more here.
"Innovative Integrated Systems" presented a professional drone Fixar 007
FIXAR, a Russian developer of industrial unmanned aircraft systems, introduced the professional FIXAR 007 drone on September 17, 2020. In Russia, sales of the model started in September 2020, deliveries to foreign markets will begin until 2020. Read more here.
Russia will create infrastructure for "car sharing" drones
A network of service and logistics centers for launching and servicing unmanned aerial vehicles may appear in Russia. This became known on September 7, 2020. The project is being implemented by Ptero, a company specializing in the development of unmanned aircraft systems. Read more here.
"Indestructible" drone designed in Russia
On August 19, 2020, it became known that a "indestructible" drone was designed in Russia. Specialists of the NTI Competence Center in the direction of "Technologies of Robotics Components and Mechatronics" on the basis of Innopolis University called the development of Tensodrone. It is capable of withstanding falls from a height of twenty meters and maintaining performance after impact. Read more here.
Rosreestr began to use drones to find violators of land legislation
In early August 2020, it became known that Rosreestr uses unmanned aerial vehicles to search for violators of land legislation. Read more here.
In Russia, drones began to be used to inspect solar power plants
On July 5, 2020, it became known about the beginning of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for the inspection of solar stations in the Russian Federation. A project unique to the Russian market is being implemented by the Hevel group of companies. Read more here.
Sales of a drone lifting 200 kg begin in Russia
At the end of June 2020, the company Industrial drones"" announced the imminent start of sales (in July). unmanned aerial vehicle Braeron The manufacturer sent applications for state registration of the drone, which, in case of a positive decision from Rosaviatsia , may become the first officially registered heavy drone in the Russian Federation. More. here
Rostec begins to create infrastructure for the delivery of mail by drones
In mid-February 2020, it became known that Rostec was starting to create an infrastructure for the delivery of mail by drones. The Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), which is part of the aviation cluster of the state corporation, will launch a corresponding commercial project together with Russian Post. Read more here.
2019
Norilsk Nickel has begun developing underground drones in order to improve safety at work
In December 2019, it became known that Norilsk Nickel began creating underground drones as part of a project to improve safety conditions for mining and production. Read more here
Training programs for small drone operators will appear in Russia
Training programs for small drone operators weighing up to 30 kg will appear in Russia, the Aeronet Association told Izvestia on November 18, 2019. It is such civilian drones that are used for filming, organizing air shows and aircraft modeling classes.
As of November 18, those who buy small drones for personal use do not need operator certification. But it is required if the drone is used for commercial purposes. So far, market participants are in a semi-legal position, since no one issues official documents confirming the qualification of an external pilot, experts said.
It is planned that standard educational programs for the training of operators of unmanned aircraft (BVS) weighing up to 30 kg will be submitted for approval Rosaviatsia by the end of 2019. Gleb Babintsev, General Director of the Aeronet Association, told Izvestia about this. According to him, the civilian drone market Russia is mainly represented by small BVS. They are used for aerial photography construction , object monitoring and infrastructure.
Earlier, the association, with the participation of the Federal Air Transport Agency and several other organizations, developed a professional standard "Specialist in flight and technical operation of unmanned air systems... up to 30 kg. " In 2018, the document was approved by order of the Ministry of Labor.
However, only general requirements for drone operators are formulated in the standard. At the same time, the functions of mechanics for repair and the duties of operators are separated. Thus, an external pilot should be able to prepare the BVS for flight, control the device, as well as maintain interaction with air traffic participants and the state corporation ATM, which controls the organization of flights. His duties also include conducting search work in the event of an accident. Now, on the basis of the Aeronet standard, training programs are being developed together with St. Petersburg University of Civil Aviation.[50]
Drones will be launched at Russian airports
On November 7, 2019, the co-head of the Aeronet working group, Sergei Zhukov, on the sidelines of the conference on the implementation of the NTI National Technological Revolution 20.35, announced plans for Russian airports to use technological drones.
It is assumed that unmanned aerial vehicles will run through the territory and in the vicinity of airports, starting in 2021.
The first drone for patrolling airports may be the product of the Kursir company, which is part of the Aeronet group. The task of the drone will be to fly in the area of the airport's air navigation equipment and check the quality of its work, in particular the landing and navigation system. By November 2019, such tasks are solved by expensive manned laboratory aircraft.
According to Zhukov, the Kursir can fly at a distance of up to 10 km from the airport and watch how beacons and systems work there at the airfield, how they lead the plane along a given trajectory. Drones are equipped with the necessary equipment and diagnose the means of radio engineering of airport flights in automatic mode. In the future, such drones will be able to fly up to 50 km from the airport
| | Whether each airport will be equipped with such an unmanned aircraft is a question for the airport, and it is not always necessary. Such a check of the equipment does not take place every day, it is not needed on an ongoing basis, - said Sergei Zhukov. | |
Vitaly Munirov, General Director of Kursir LLC, told RIA Novosti that by November 2019, the prototype of such a drone had been tested, and the release of the product on the market, including foreign ones, was scheduled for 2021-2023.
Drones are banned from flying near airports by November 2019. Earlier, the Federal Air Transport Agency prepared measures to protect civilian airports from unauthorized drone flights - such drones are planned to be forcibly landed using special equipment.[51]
A network of landfills for testing drones will appear in Russia
In mid-October 2019, it became known about the creation in Russia of a network of test sites for testing drones. Investments in the project will exceed 570 million rubles.
| | Landfills are needed for design, testing of aircraft and for its certification. They will be created within three years, until 2021 inclusive. The procedure includes checking the drone itself , as well as its systems - the screw, engine, ground control stations and communication channels, - Sergei Zhukov, co-head of the Aeronet working group of the National Technological Initiative (NTI), told RIA Novosti. | |
The first special sites for testing drones can be the TsAGI hydrodrome in Dubna, Orlovka airfields in the Tver region, Ulyanovsk-Vostochny in the Ulyanovsk region, Alferyevo in the Moscow region and Kirzhach in the Vladimir region.[52]
Landfills will make it possible to establish the issuance of special permits for the use of large industrial drones weighing from 30 kg, the production of which is planned to be established in Russia.
All test sites existing by mid-October 2019 are not adapted for testing large facilities. They are issued certificates only to drones weighing from 30 to 750 grams.
The executive director of AviaPort, Oleg Panteleev, in a conversation with Izvestia, noted that heavy drones are capable of performing such tasks with greater efficiency than miniature ones. In particular, they can transport more serious goods and monitor long facilities - gas pipelines, roads and power lines 1.5-2 thousand km long.
The problem of certification is not only the absence of polygons. Until recently, the procedure itself was not described in federal aviation rules, said Gleb Babintsev, general director of the Aeronet association.
MGTS will develop a platform for drone control
On April 24, 2019, it became known that, provider MGTS which is 94.7% controlled, MTS plans to develop and implement a platform for organizing flights drones over cities. At the initial stage, investments are estimated at several billion. rubles More. here
2018
Fratricidal war between drones begins in Moscow
The fight against illegal drones in Russia is reaching a new level: a set of measures is being developed in Moscow to seize quadcopters that do not have permission to fly over the city. The initiative includes the use of special police drones, and, according to the head of the regional security and anti-corruption department of the capital, Vladimir Chernikov, the first police UAVs have already been placed at the disposal of the capital's law enforcement agencies, Izvestia writes in December. [53].
Police drones will be used primarily for patrolling and high-altitude surveillance, including for inspecting accident sites. They are also equipped with a special installation to neutralize UAVs that are in the air illegally. Police copters, for example, will be able to disable drones that illegally spy on people and objects or transport prohibited goods. Recall that some UAVs are specially designed for the transportation of goods: for example, Amazon already has a whole flotilla of drones delivering parcels, and Google back in 2014 conducted successful tests for the delivery of goods by air using copters.
In Moscow, within theMoscow Ring Road, any flights of private user drones are prohibited. Only UAVs belonging to emergency services can fly over the capital, and everyone else has the right to launch copters outside the ring road and only after receiving special permission from the Moscow Regional Security Department. If the operator of an airborne aircraft does not find such permission, he will face a fine in the amount of 3 thousand to 5 thousand rubles, and officials will have to pay from 50 thousand to 50 thousand rubles. For organizations, the amount of the fine ranges from 300 thousand to 500 thousand rubles, and in addition to this, the company's activities can be suspended for 90 days.
Skolkovo Foundation and FAAR Industry will open the first unmanned vehicle laboratory in Russia
In June 2018, it became known that in early October, the first innovation laboratory in Russia in the field of connected and autonomous mobility will open at the Skolkovo Innovation Center.
The open laboratory will work on the basis of solutions developed and implemented by the French company FAAR Industry, using unique infocommunication technologies from residents of the Skolkovo Foundation. The software and hardware complex for managing multimodal and unmanned vehicles, which has no analogues in the world, will be located in Skolkovo. Part of the transport infrastructure of the Innovation Center will be managed centrally, in real time. The total investment in the project in the next 3 years will be about 7.5 million euros.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ALS) Flight Support Infrastructure
The federal infrastructure for information support of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) flights was developed by the Russian Space Systems holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation).
Ground infrastructure will allow organizing an effective and safe mass use of drones in Russian airspace. In real time, it will receive, process and distribute information about the location, route and flight parameters of thousands of ALS over the territory of our country. Its implementation is expected to reduce the operating costs of ALS owners. Together with the RKS, the Federal Air Transport Agency, Rostelecom, the State Corporation for ATM and NP GLONASS participate in the creation of infrastructure.
Main article Infrastructure for information support of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) flights
"Helicopters of Russia" will begin to sell drones
Holding "Helicopters of Russia" (part of the state corporation "Rostec") in April 2018 presented an unmanned vehicle VRT300 with a maximum take-off weight of 300 kg and a target payload of 70 kg. Drones are one of the most promising and fastest growing destinations in the aircraft industry. "We have created two prototypes of an unmanned helicopter-type aviation system - VRT300," Boginsky Andrei[54], general director of Russian Helicopters, [55] Vedomosti].
"Benchtests of the drone have already begun, VRT300 by the end of the year it is planned to enter flight design tests. The first experimental device will become a flying laboratory for testing all systems and equipment, including working out interaction with the ground control complex, "Alexander Okhonko, general director of the BP-technology design bureau, outlined the plans.
Main article Russian helicopters VRT drones
2017
Development of RKS will make Russian drones safer
Holding "Russian Space Systems" (RKS, part of the state corporation "Roscosmos") on November 3, 2017 announced the creation of a system for controlling the operation of lithium-ion batteries (battery) of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). As conceived by the RKS, its use will increase the safety of unmanned vehicles in difficult conditions, reduce the cost of servicing it and increase the weight of the payload. The system is fully implemented on the Russian element base. Read more here.
UAV violation statistics
Nikolai Ivashov, a representative of FSUE State ATM Corporation, which is responsible for the safety of flights in airspace, told Hi-Tech Mail.Ru that in 2016-2017, cases of violation of the procedure for using airspace by unmanned aircraft became more frequent. Last year - 41 cases, and for the period from January to May 2017 - already 28 cases.
- In March and November 2016, at Sheremetyevo Airport, an unidentified BVS made an unauthorized flight with the intersection of two runways and the subsequent overflight of the airport's production buildings. In May 2017, at Sheremetyevo Airport, the flight of the BVS over the parking lot of aircraft No. 84 was again recorded
- In May 2016, in the area of Yekaterinburg, while training the air part of the parade in honor of the celebration of Victory Day, the crew of the helicopter of the leading group discovered a dangerous approach to the starboard side of the quadcopter, and therefore was forced to perform a maneuver to avoid a collision.
- In March 2017, 20 km north of Novosibirsk, an officer on duty received information about the observation of a UAV flight through the restricted zone of a military training ground at an altitude of 50 m in the direction from south to north. There were no applications for the use of the airspace of the restricted zone, no permits were issued.
- In May 2017, during the production of the Immortal Squadron demonstration span in the Erofei Arena area (Khabarovsk) in the area of responsibility of the Khabarovsk EC EC, the driver of the car launched an unidentified drone directly into the system of aircraft.
- At the end of June 2017, when landing near the Surgut airfield, the crew of the aircraft B-737-800 reported on the observation of a quadcopter that prevented the board from descending. There was no flight plan and permission for TTI.
When drones began to appear, and even more so became available, and therefore mass drones, the situation demanded some decisions from government agencies. Oleg Panteleev, head of the industry agency AviaPort[56]:
The security forces thought that the drone is an ideal weapon for terrorists, and even if a person does not have malicious intent, insufficient qualifications can cause certain actions that will lead to deplorable results: there is not far from the collision of the drone with the plane.
Drone flight control system to appear in Russia
Most of the unmanned aerial vehicles sold in the Russian Federation will be connected to a special control system - this was stated by the representative of the Russian Space Systems (part of the Roscosmos state corporation) Kirechko Mikhail.
According to Kirechko, special equipment will be used to control drones, which will be equipped with all UAVs weighing from two hundred and fifty grams to thirty kilograms.
"Every civilian unmanned aerial vehicle should be equipped with a control system that will interact with orbital navigation satellites. That is, we are talking about the creation of a global UAV monitoring and control system, "says [57]].
Modern UAVs, as Kirechko clarifies, are usually equipped with the systems in question. It is only necessary to unify the applied standards and create a single system. Which will be used to improve the safety of airspace.
In general, the times when drone owners could freely launch their devices anywhere, it seems, are ending - the control system involves issuing permits and coordinating routes, which, obviously, will lead to a lot of difficulties.
InRussia, there are rules obliging drone owners to register aircraft. The Law on Mandatory Registration of Small Drones entered[58] on March 30, 2016 and initially required registration of all aircraft heavier than 250 grams. Later in 2016[1], a package of amendments[59], according to which "full" registration in the Russian Federation became necessary only for aircraft heavier than 30 kilograms, and the procedure for accounting for "light" drones will be determined later. The register of "heavy" drones is maintained by the Federal Air Transport Agency, but citizens and companies that import or produce unmanned civilian aircraft on the territory of Russia must[60] dealt with[61] for registration and obtaining a certificate of registration with the FSB, regardless of the weight of the aircraft.
Notes
- ↑ The State Duma sent a draft federal budget for 2025-2027
- ↑ 5 billion rubles can be allocated to create sites for take-off and landing drones
- ↑ Unmanned bureaucracy
- ↑ Belousov named the number of FPV-drones supplied to the troops per day
- ↑ Vladimir guys developed a domestic unmanned aircraft
- ↑ National Technology Initiative
- ↑ The Federal Air Transport Agency assessed the prospects for using satellites for drone flight
- ↑ The production of unmanned vehicles in Russia will grow fivefold by 2030
- ↑ Perm REC was among the first in Russia to receive the status of the ALS Scientific and Production Center
- ↑ Drones fly into the penny
- ↑ In the Southern Urals, drones will look for landfills
- ↑ Hybrid communication will appear in the national project for drones
- ↑ Announcement of the selection of Russian organizations in order to compensate for part of the cost of the flight hour of unmanned aircraft systems (No. 24-66220-01385-R)
- ↑ Unmanned project: the state is cutting the budget for the development of the drone industry
- ↑ The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia announces a competitive selection for grants for certification of unmanned aircraft systems
- ↑ List of instructions following the meeting with the participants of the forum "Everything for Victory!"
- ↑ The number of legal UAV users in Russia has quadrupled
- ↑ In Russia, the demand for the examination of antidron solutions has increased
- ↑ Drones pushed against production ceiling
- ↑ Experts have developed a new GOST for drone operators
- ↑ About 100 thousand drones were produced in Russia in September
- ↑ The city parliament arranged a debriefing
- ↑ Government enshrines decision on radio frequency allocation to create unified civilian drone management infrastructure
- ↑ Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1203-47 dated 18.09.2019
- ↑ Kommersant learned about the shortage of drones and components due to China's restrictions
- ↑ China to limit drone exports
- ↑ Sharpened interests
- ↑ [https://robotunion.ru/bpla23 development Russian developers and manufacturers
- ↑ UAVs]
- ↑ The Russian Federation has planned the creation of eight UAV research and production centers until 2025
- ↑ Drones in Russia produce about 70 companies, Belousov said
- ↑ sobyanin/6156 Telegram channel of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin
- ↑ Schoolchildren from September can begin to study UAV control, Senator said
- ↑ ALS and ready: the creation of infrastructure for drone flights in the Russian Federation was estimated at 240 billion
- ↑ The government has simplified the procedure for organizing drone flights
- ↑ Chinese drones go to land in the Russian Federation
- ↑ List of instructions on the results of the President's participation in events on the development of unmanned aircraft systems
- ↑ Drones took off
- ↑ No-fly drones
- ↑ Meeting on the development of unmanned aviation
- ↑ Presentation of organizations in the field of unmanned air systems
- ↑ Meeting with Putin on drones. Main thing
- ↑ Civilian drones proposed to equip flight data transmission systems
- ↑ The Ministry of Construction of Russia has identified the main tasks for expanding the use of UAVs in the industry
- ↑ Russia needs 1 million drone developers and operators
- ↑ Aeronext: about a hundred types of aerial drones have been developed in Russia
- ↑ Unmanned drones will carry out cargo transportation in the Arctic and Siberia
- ↑ Drones load with papers. Drone makers oppose mandatory certification
- ↑ The Federation Council proposed to introduce mandatory liability for violation of drone flight safety rules
- ↑ Scientific flight: in Russia will begin to train pilots of light drones
- ↑ The first drones may appear at Russian airports in 2021
- ↑ Russia will create a network of landfills for testing drones
- ↑ A fratricidal war between drones begins in Moscow
- ↑ [https://www.vedomosti.ru/business/articles/2018/04/19/767252-vertoleti-rossii Russian Helicopters
- ↑ told
- ↑ Experts told why a new law on drones is needed
- ↑ the expert [http://planet-today.ru/novosti/tekhnologii/item/69975-v-rossii-poyavitsya-sistema-kontrolya-poletov-bespilotnikov A drone flight control system will appear in Russia
- ↑ into force
- ↑ appeared in Russia
- ↑ Register drones in Russia will be
- ↑ by the FSB
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