Sevastopol is preparing to produce drones

Already in 2024, a research and production center for unmanned aerial systems and a production cluster will appear in Sevastopol, where all the main types of comprehensive support for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles will be concentrated, the lecturer assured.

There will be 48 centers

In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the Development Strategy for Unmanned Aviation in the Russian Federation until 2030 and until 2035. Already in August, the Ministry of Industry and Trade prepared a federal project for the development of Russian UAVs. It talks about the creation of research and production centers throughout the country. The Rudnevo industrial park in Moscow was chosen as a supporting center. A total of 48 centers should be created. For these purposes, the federal project includes 67.2 billion rubles, of which 51.2 billion is government funding. A. Chuklin explained that it is planned to create research and production centers of two types — small research and production centers and large research and production centers — there will be 12 of them.

Looking ahead, I can say that we will launch a large NPC in Sevastopol. The difference between them is in the structure. This will not be just a site, but a center with a flight test complex for UAVs, a laboratory and research complex, and a center for collective usesaid the director of MoreAgroBioTech.

«Locust» and other unique developments

According to him, it is not yet possible to say that drones are used everywhere in Sevastopol. At the moment there is no commonality — it is necessary to concentrate all knowledge in one place. But a lot has already been done in the hero city.

We analyzed the sites that we have in the city. We have our DOSAAF, we have IT-Crimea — it has the largest concentration of programmers in the south of Russia, SevSU — it has new technologies and personnel. In total, one million specialists need to be trained by 2030. We can train them both from scratch and as part of additional education. A Center for Collective Use has already been created in the city. At our university on the North Side we have a flight dynamics laboratory — essentially a test complex, where the Locust hangs on such gimbals.— said A. Chuklin.

The aerial drone «Locust-10» was presented at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in the form of a model. According to A. Chuklin, this drone has its own highlight. It differs from the others in that it uses a screw-ring motor. This allows you to increase its lifting force, as well as work in difficult conditions — over the sea, in the mountains and in strong winds. The movement of the UAV is changed not by the frequency of the engine, but by the rotation of the blade, like a helicopter. Such a drone can be used both in the civilian sector — in agriculture or when delivering goods, and for military purposes.

In addition, the developments of Sevastopol residents were highly appreciated at the large-scale review and forum on drones “Archipelago-2023”, which was held in Novosibirsk in August.

Our delegation went to the Archipelago, we defended the project, they noticed us, they believed us, and Sevastopol was included in the UAV development program. Serious money will be allocated from the federal budget. We will soon receive funding and begin work. We must clearly understand what we are creating, why we are creating it and who we will sell it to. We need to create a popular productsaid the lecturer.

It is planned that the Sevastopol Scientific and Production Center for the production of drones will also carry out certification of UAVs. The certification department will be able to bring drones, for example, from Crimea.

A. Chuklin also spoke about the achievements of the Engineering Center of Northern State University. Its specialists have developed the SOKOL-360 flight controller for drones. It uses a domestic element base, and in the future this will make it possible to completely abandon imported software in the production of Russian UAVs.

The flight controller is the heart of drones. And now it is reaching the testing level— said A. Chuklin.

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source: «Sevastopol newspaper»