Russia is investing millions to boost UAS infrastructure, where International Aero Navigation Systems received $7.15 million from Russia’s National Technological Initiative Fund to accommodate UAS flight design and certification testing at UAS test site, according to CNN.
The project will provide airspace for UAS, maintain safe flight separation and prevent conflicts in the air. It is also planned to create areas of joint air navigation and information services for both unmanned and manned aircraft.
Russian officials hope to expand the project by establishing the Russian Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management system.
On other hand, the flying wing unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) is being developed under the Udarno-Razvedyvatelnyi Bespilotnyi Kompleks (URBK), or Strike-Reconnaissance Unmanned Complex, program with Sukhoi as the project lead. The Defense Ministry reportedly ordered the design bureau to begin the development and construction of the Okhotnik prototype in October 2011.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority granted IANS permission to conduct drone flight tests and certification procedures. Located in Orlovka, IANS’s complex will include the Droneport Aeronet as well as a flight test center and the UAV test site, according to news reportes.
Noteworthy, 2021 will see the first long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of carrying precision munitions delivered to the Russian Air Force.
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