Russia has allocated 560 billion rubles for re -equipment of Chinese drones for military purposes - the media

Journalists claim that the Kremlin has placed a large state defense order for UAV, but the company which has adopted this agreement, purchases drones from China and re -equipment them. The United Aviation Corporation (UAC) has announced cooperation with Glory Air, in the field of drone development and production, but the enterprise does not have its production and imports Chinese drones. About it reports the edition "Kommersant".

The publication emphasized that Glori Ayr is a subsidiary of BP Logistics LLC, which by April 2022 was headed by Alexander Putin, a cousin of Russian President Vladimir Putin. "The purpose of a joint venture corporation has announced the development and production of drones with vertical takeoff and landing.

At the Archipelago forum in Novosibirsk, a new development company-Dron Kamikadze, which has the ability to attack air and ground targets up to 600 meters away According to the pilot command, "the material reads. According to sources of the publication, Glory Ayr sought to participate in the state defense under the "flag of the large and understandable state of the supplier (UAC)" on the eve of the Forum "Army-2023".

If China does not limit the export of critical components since September, the company will be able to continue the "screwdriver" collection of drones. "Now the company is engaged in re -equipment and localization of imported drones, but commenting plans for military drones has refused. According to him, the company will focus on the development of unmanned cargo delivery and monitoring Glori Eir "Dmitry Morozov.

The cooperation of the OAC and Glory Ayr fits into the Strategy for the Development of Unmanned Aviation, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation on the basis of President Vladimir Putin's order. "According to this strategy, by 2030, about 560 billion rubles will be allocated for the development of domestic unmanned aviation systems. The main focus is on the development and production of UAVs, stimulating demand for them and the creation of infrastructure," the publication said.

It is noted that the project provides two scenarios for the development of the industry - basic and progressive. The basic provides for an increase in unmanned aviation market by 14% annually with the main activity in the period from 2025 to 2027. The progressive scenario involves more ambitious market growth - 25% annually.