GLONASS: Drone Identification System

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2024: System Development

Glonass JSC, operator of the ERA-Glonass system, announced the creation of a new system for identifying civilian unmanned aerial vehicles. This development became known on December 17, 2024.

According to Forbes, the system will use satellite trackers developed by St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications. The technology will allow in real time to determine the ownership of drones, the legality of flights and compliance with the specified routes.

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General Director of Glonass JSC Alexei Raikevich said that currently only 2% of the territory of Russia is open for UAV flights. Primary tests of the system will take place with the simultaneous flight of several dozen drones.

After the successful completion of tests in the Kaluga region, a large-scale test of several thousand trackers in other regions of Russia is planned. In case of positive results, the system will be deployed throughout the country.

Anton Blik, General Director of Flying Trucks, noted the need to segment airspace to separate the flight zones of civil and military drones, as well as manned aviation.

The introduction of an identification system will allow civilian drone operators to operate in regions without stable communication and will simplify the search for devices in the event of their fall. This is especially true in light of plans to produce 30,000 drones annually by 2030.

The developed trackers will provide not only identification of drones and control over flight missions, but also integration with other flight monitoring services for unmanned aircraft systems.

The new system is designed to replace the bans on the use of drones in most regions of Russia from the fall of 2022 and create conditions for the safe development of civil unmanned aviation.^[1]

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