The National Technology Initiative (NTI) platform and JSC GLONAS

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At the SPIEF 2024 conference, Rostelecom PJSC presented the results of a study of the Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market. According to experts, the market in 2024 could amount to 13 billion rubles. This is 63% more than in 2023 - 8 billion rubles. It will grow annually at approximately the same rate and by 2028 will reach 82 billion rubles.

S also conducted a joint uae whatsapp resource survey among 1,200 experts in the unmanned aircraft industry on the implementation of technologies in UAVs. According to the survey results, the mass implementation of unmanned aircraft in Russia is hampered by the lack of several solutions: a hybrid communications network (this point was highlighted by 26% of voters), digital transport law (22%), and a certified solution for preventing collisions in the air (21%).

One of the solutions to these problems could be the development of the "Digital Seamless Sky" concept, which was described by Alexey Raikevich, CEO of JSC GLONASS: "My colleagues from NTI and I began developing the "Digital Seamless Sky" concept in 2023. The main goals of the project are to increase Russia's technological sovereignty, apply advanced developments, end-to-end regulation, and a hybrid communications network. The concept is to answer the question of how to correctly and safely introduce drones into the airspace. So far, no one has managed to do this fully. But I think that the summer of 2024 will be a breakthrough in this regard."

49% of respondents to the NTI and GLONASS survey said that in order to open the skies to civilian unmanned aerial vehicles in regions where the ban is in effect, a flight monitoring platform trusted to supervisory and law enforcement agencies, integrated with operational headquarters in the regions, is needed. 43% of respondents believe that the existing regional bans must be unconditionally lifted. And only 8% spoke about the C2 line for the management and control of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Nikita Danilov, CEO of Fly Drone LLC, believes that the sky needs to be "digitized" to use drones effectively: "The paradigm of using drones has changed in recent years. If we used to launch drones for humanitarian purposes, now everyone is thinking about how to protect themselves from them. Therefore, the concept of using a single digital sky is very important. Until there is regulation in terms of protection from drones, the issue will not be resolved. Based on this, we believe that the sky needs to be digitized. This will lead to a new concept of flight and digital surveillance. Integrated drone flight control networks already exist, we are only waiting for the satellite segment. We are ready to accept this technology, use it, including to counter drones. If there is a single format for understanding who is flying in the sky, it will be much easier to counter other people's drones. But simply closing the airspace is ineffective."

In the next ten years, according to market experts, drones will be used mainly in agriculture (23% of respondents believe so), aerial photography (19%), cargo logistics in hard-to-reach areas (17%), infrastructure monitoring (15%), cargo logistics within cities (10%), housing and communal services and improvement (9%), and passenger aeronautical logistics (7%).

Ivan Antsev, Executive Director of the Scientific and Production Enterprise for the Creation of Radio-Electronic Systems, NPP Radar MMS, is confident that drones should be accessible, safe and open to operators: “We are well aware of all the barriers that exist on the path to accessibility. To ensure a large number of drones in the air, the skies must be open. To do this, first of all, there must be a single digital platform, uniform standards in terms of communication, preparation of flight missions. Without this, the number of drones will not increase. Of course, we must ensure safety. For this, good communication is needed. However, in the next five years in Russia there will still be places where it is completely absent. Drones fly automatically with the help of a flight mission, navigation tools. And with navigation, we often use problems in some areas when we do not see satellites. But at the same time, the drone must continue to fly. We still need to work on this.”

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