Rostec participates in the creation of a pilot zone for drone flights in St. Petersburg

2022: Urban Aeromobility Pilot Area Plan

The portfolio company Rostec "" Fly Dron is implementing a joint project Government of St. Petersburg with the creation of a pilot zone of urban aeromobility for testing. drones The infrastructure necessary for flights drones in airspace is planned to St. Petersburg be created by the summer of 2022. Rostec announced this on March 31, 2022.

The work will be carried out in partnership with scientifically the -productive association "." Diamond The corresponding agreement was signed with. Transport Committee and Informatization and Communications Committee of St. Petersburg According to the document, the parties will create a special digital platform based on existing city services and a ground radar system. This will ensure safe drone flights in the city limits and significantly simplify the procedure for coordinating them. In addition, the project will allow the formation base of verified airspace users.

In the future, the created digital platform will make it possible for drone owners to offer themselves as an executor on orders placed in the system. Thus, the service will form a market for professional services based on drones. In particular, drones can be used for aerial photography, various types of monitoring, urgent delivery of goods, as well as 3D modeling of terrain and structures.

The developers of "Fly Dron" will be engaged in the creation of personalized online services for registering users, coordinating flights and liability insurance. Authorization in the system will be carried out through the portal of State Services. The owner of the drone will be able to form an application for a flight plan using a simplified interface and automatically obtain permission to use airspace from the transport committee. It is expected that consideration will take no more than one day. The integration of the developed platform into the system of digital urban services of St. Petersburg is scheduled for May 2022.

Our developments and competencies will make it possible to create a comfortable, safe and absolutely legal environment for drone flights in St. Petersburg. As of March 2022, the drone-based service market is being established. Any company that can confirm the safety and availability of its technology will be in demand. We invite potential performers and customers of such services to be tested in the pilot zone. Working on this project, we are creating a highly competitive international product that in the future will allow our country to lead the global market, "said the founders of Fly Dron.