Industry and Trade Ministry proposes updated strategy for developing Russia's unmanned aviation until 2030

MOSCOW. Oct 28 (Interfax) - The Industry and Trade Ministry has developed an updated version of the strategy for developing Russia's unmanned aviation systems (UAS) until 2030 and with a perspective until 2035; the draft of the corresponding government decree has been published for public discussion on the regulation.gov.ru portal.

The new strategy is intended to replace the current one, which was approved in June 2023. Both contain target values for industry development indicators, which differ depending on the document.

For example, in the new strategy, the target level of the Russian UAS market "taking into account the need for equipment and within the framework of services" for 2023-2026 is estimated at 399,005 units in the baseline scenario and 418,955 in the progressive scenario, whereas in the current document the figures are 372,700 and 389,700, respectively. For 2027-2030, according to the draft, the market level should amount to 631,323 units in the baseline scenario and 662,889 in the progressive scenario (in the current strategy, it is 684,500 and 718,800), and for 2031-2035 - more than 1.472 million and 1.546 million (in the current one - 989,500 and 1.039 million).

The number of Russian UAS produced in 2023-2026, according to the draft, is expected to be 45,410 units in the baseline scenario and 47,680 in the progressive scenario. In the strategy adopted two years ago, these target values are 52,100 and 55,400, respectively. For 2027-2030, production will be from 93,371 to 98,039 domestic UAS (according to the current strategy, it is from 105,500 to 116,800); for 2031-2035 - from 228,564 to 239,993 (according to the current one - from 177,700 to 199,100).

By 2030, according to the baseline scenario, the share of domestic UAS in the total level of the Russian market should be 70.3%, and specifically within the state civil order it should be 80%, according to the document. The level of the industry's technological independence is expected to be 81.1%.

According to the draft, the greatest potential for expanding the application of unmanned aviation in Russia exists in agriculture, the creation and updating of geospatial databases, cargo delivery, and monitoring of infrastructure facilities. Its public discussion will last until November 11.