requirements for UAVs in a military operation zone change every two weeks – Kommersant

Technical requirements for drones operating in a military operation zone change every two weeks, said Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev. He explained that the changes being made affect the development process of UAVs and electronic warfare (EW) stations. The Deputy Prime Minister assured that experts are monitoring changes to the requirements so that the UAVs “work and fulfill the task assigned to the calculations.”

In an interview with TASS, Mr. Trutnev said that experts are trying to “constantly check with what they say from the ground.” As he claims, with regard to small arms systems in general, “there is an understanding of what needs to be changed and what works well,” but with electronic warfare and UAVs “there are difficulties.” “In the Far East, people are ready to produce electronic warfare stations or unmanned aerial vehicles, but the requirements for drones change every two weeks, we need to come up with something new,” explained the Deputy Prime Minister.

In June 2023, the government approved Development strategy for unmanned aircraft until 2030. It also involves stimulating demand for Russian unmanned aerial systems. In December, at the board of the Ministry of Defense, President Vladimir Putin called increase the number of drones. In February became knownthat Almaz-Antey has created a multi-position UAV surveillance system.

Read about the extent to which the economic growth of the Russian Federation can be ensured by the defense industry in the Kommersant article. “Military-industrial overheating”.

Laura Keffer