| Developers: | Drone Solutions |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | December 2023 |
| Branches: | Transport |
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2025: Start of flights between regions under civil aviation rules
Unmanned aerial vehicle "Stork" for the first time performed an interregional flight according to civil aviation standards, overcoming the route 162 km between the city of Okha Sakhalin Oblast in and Nikolaevsky-on-Amur in. The Khabarovsk Territory ministry said transport Russia at the end of March 2025. The flight was the first example in the country of use for drones regular interregional transportation in airspace regulated by civil aviation rules.
According to RBC, the drone flight was carried out without creating special zones and obtaining special permits, in full compliance with the norms applied to regular civil aviation flights. General Director of Aurora - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Konstantin Sukhorebrik emphasized the historical significance of the event, noting that in Russia no one had previously performed such interregional commercial flights of unmanned aircraft.
The Stork drone flew in 2.5 hours, moving at an altitude of about 600 meters. Most of the journey - approximately 150 km - the device flew over the water area of the Tatar Strait, which required compliance with special safety measures and navigation accuracy.
The technical characteristics of the unmanned aircraft allowed him to successfully fulfill this mission. The weight of the Stork drone is 29.8 kg, which classifies it as a heavy drone. The device is equipped with a special tracker connected to the transport monitoring platform based on the ERA-GLONASS system. Thanks to this solution, the flight track was available in real time to both aircraft operators and representatives of supervisory authorities.
The test interregional flight was carried out as part of the implementation of the national project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems," which has been operating in Russia since 2024 at the initiative of the President. The project aims to develop and introduce unmanned technologies in various areas of the economy and public life.[1]
2023: Product Announcement
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.
The Hornet is a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle of the multirotor type. As for the Stork, it is known to have a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). According to the developers, "Stork" is able to be in flight for up to five hours to perform ice wiring tasks.
In 2023, the Hornets have already participated in test flights. This was within the framework of the Arcteh accelerator, aimed at finding personnel and solutions that contribute to the development of the Arctic. And after this pilot project, it became obvious that it was necessary to increase the duration of the flight of the device, TASS was told in Drone Solutions.
The 11 L generator and fuel tank provided Hornets with about three hours of uninterrupted flight. But for effective work on the waters of the Northern Sea Route, this indicator must be increased, the company added. Sovcomflot plans to start testing the Hornet in 2024.
Drone Solutions was registered in 2018 and is developing UAVs for search, rescue and environmental tasks. One of its most recognizable products is the all-weather SeaDrone, which is also designed to operate in Arctic conditions.[2]
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