Digital Sky: Russia’s Global Leadership in the Technology of the Mass Utilization of UAVs
Lots of countries around the world are trying to find ways to safely integrate aircraft drones into their airspaces. Considering the variety of existing technologies, there is no universal or quick solution to this problem just yet. However, more and more industries and fields are showing demand for unmanned aircraft services: from agriculture and logistics to personal air mobility. In 2024, Russia launched the active phase of a national project to develop a new sector of the economy related to the mass production and use of civilian drones. New aircraft production facilities are opening, and marketplaces and digital management platforms are being created. What technologies will make it possible to use drones throughout Russia, a country where 70% of the territory has no cellular service? How and when will a universal solution be introduced for civil unmanned aviation based on the principles of seamlessness and connectivity that provides drone owners with a range of services to access a common airspace? What principles should be used to create a digital transport law to accelerate the use of drones?
Moderator
Dmitry Peskov,
General Director, Platform of the National Technology Initiative; Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Digital and Technological Development; Head of Young Professionals Direction, Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects
Panellists
Ivan Antsev,
Executive Director, Radar mms
Nikita Danilov,
Director General, Flydrone
Maxim Kolesnikov,
Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Valery Limarenko,
Governor of Sakhalin Region
Aleksandr Pavlov,
General Director, Russian Information Technology Development Foundation
Nikolay Pozhidaev,
President, Chairman of the Management Board, Sitronics
Aleksey Raikevich,
General Director, GLONASS
Maxim Chizhov,
Director General, Agrimax.Aero
Dmitry Yadrov,
Head, Federal Agency for Air Transport
Front row participants
Yaroslav Aleynik,
General Director, Omega
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy,
Deputy General Director, GTLK