Albatross, LLC

Albatross manufactures its own unmanned aerial vehicles under the Albatros brand and develops software for processing images. The main office of the company is located in the Moscow region in Mytishchi. Separate units are located in St. Petersburg, Tyumen, Voronezh, Rostov, Krasnodar and Stavropol (by June 2022).

Performance indicators

2023: Revenue growth by 675% to RUB 594 mln

The revenue of Albatros LLC in 2023 reached 594 million rubles, which is 675% more than a year earlier (77 million rubles). The net profit of the Russian drone manufacturer during this time rose from 1.1 million to 9.7 million rubles. This is evidenced by the data of the Kontur. Focus service, which TAdviser got acquainted with in October 2024.

It follows from these materials that the accounts payable of Albatros LLC by the end of 2023 amounted to 428.1 million rubles, which is more than a year ago at 183.2 million rubles. The size of short-term borrowed funds for the year increased from 747 thousand to 60.3 million rubles.

Alb.aero

In 2023, Albatros became a resident of the Alabuga special economic zone. The company's head office and drone production are located on the territory of the Alabuga SEZ. The company's divisions are located in Korolev, St. Petersburg, Tyumen, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Stavropol.

According to the company's website, Albatros UAVs are used to provide aerial photography services, orthophofuels, digital terrain models and video surveillance. Our devices are successfully used in agriculture, the oil and gas sector, construction, transport infrastructure, forestry, electricity and other areas.

The company manufactures its own unmanned aerial vehicles and intelligent aviation systems under the Albatros brand, develops software for the entire range of tasks from flight operations to image and video processing. Separate areas of the company's work were data analysis systems based on neural networks and airspace protection devices from drones.

History

2023: Albatross reconnaissance drone production begins

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.

It is noted that photos and videos from UAVs are transmitted in real time, which allows you to make quick decisions. One of the models of drones of the Albatross company was developed specifically for searching and rescuing people lost in the forest. The device is able to recognize people when shooting at any time of the day and in any weather conditions, regardless of the complexity of the route. If signs of a missing person are found in the photo, then the device instantly transmits the image with exact coordinates to the ground station. This allows you to significantly reduce the search area and immediately move to the specified territory.

UAV "Albatross"

As noted in the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Science of the Moscow Region, earlier the Albatros company produced unmanned aerial vehicles, which were used to provide aerial photography and video surveillance services in the oil and gas sector, construction, transport infrastructure, electricity, agriculture and forestry.

In June 2023, TASS reported that 50 new long-range unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems Albatros M5 are used in the special operation zone to calculate and destroy strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). The article said that "Albatross M5" is used to track the movement of any equipment in the special operation zone. Video from the device is transmitted in real time, based on the received data, the location point of the enemy's reference point is determined, which is taken under control to confirm the collected information.^[1]

2022

Plan to expand UAV production

As part of investment project the company "Albatros" plans to expand production unmanned aerial vehicles in, To the queen which can be used, among other things, to find and save 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.

The total investment of Albatros in the implementation of the project will amount to 35 million rubles. As part of the investment project, it is planned to build a new workshop, purchase new equipment and materials. This production will create an additional 30 jobs for residents of our region, "said Ekaterina Zinovieva, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments, Industry and Science of the Moscow Region.

The drones that Albatros produces are used to provide aerial photography and video surveillance services in the oil and gas sector, construction, transport infrastructure, electricity, agriculture and forestry.

We can calculate the number of animals in the reserve or the number of fish in the lake. Although this task is not easy, but, nevertheless, we can fulfill it. There are services that are tied to a specific time of year. For example, you can count the number of Baikal seals only in spring, while the lake is covered with ice and individuals crawl out of their holes, and you need to fly over the rivers of the Far East at the end of summer, when Pacific salmon enter to spawn in shallow water. The photography materials obtained during the flights are processed by software based on artificial intelligence. From 1,000 to 20,000 hectares can be examined in one flight. This is much more effective than considering animals as traditional methods and much cheaper than using manned aviation for this task, "said Alexey Florov, General Director of Albatros LLC.

One of the drones was designed to search and rescue people. The device combines a camera and a microcomputer: an on-board computer receives photos and then processes them using a neural network. The device is able to recognize people when shooting at any time of the day and in any weather conditions, regardless of the complexity of the route. If signs of a missing person are found in the photo, then the device instantly transmits the image with exact coordinates to the ground station. This allows you to significantly reduce the search area and immediately move to the specified territory.

It is very important for us that, with the participation of the Moscow Region Development Corporation, Russian manufacturers of high-tech products using innovative equipment are planning to expand their production facilities in the region. In addition to selecting a land plot, KRMO specialists provided Albatros with detailed advice on federal and regional measures of state support, "said Vladimir Slipenkin, General Director of the Moscow Region Development Corporation.

Attracting 35 million investments and an estimate of 390 million

In June 2022, it became known about the investment of 35 million rubles in Albatros 35 million rubles. As a result of the transaction, the company was valued at 390 million rubles. The developer of unmanned aerial vehicles intends to direct the attracted financing to expand production capacities.

The lead investor of the round was the investment company Impact Capital. According to its representative Ivan Anosov, Albatros has never attracted external funding before.

Drone manufacturer Albatros raised 35 million rubles at an estimate of 390 million

The startup's clients are large industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation. The drones produced by Albatross are in demand not only in Russia, but also abroad (Germany, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Greece and Kazakhstan), said Andrei Lisin, head of the partner network of the investment company Impact.

According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, by June 24, 2022, 40.2% of the company belongs to Ilya Voronkov and Alexei Florov. Project investors: Oleg Selivanov with a share of 2.5%, Evgeny Yadykin has the same share, Vitaly Khodorchenko owns 1.5%, Konstantin Nikolaev - 1.44%, Anastasia Mastikova - 1.06%. Geomir JSC owns 10%, and Impact Capital JSC - 0.6%. The funding round, announced on June 24, 2022, was attended by all investors except Geomir.

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