Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev visited the Federal Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Rudnevo Industrial Park, where he held a meeting on increasing the production of unmanned aerial vehicles for the needs of a special military operation (SVO). This was reported by RIA News.
At the meeting, he noted that the center in question creates good conditions for testing UAVs. Moreover, future drone operators are also trained here.
As Medvedev said, after the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, drones were the most in demand. The deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council called this development of events unexpected and at the same time emphasized that the army is actively using cheap models of UAVs in the war zone.
“There was no mass production in our country before. Therefore, the task is to establish such production as soon as possible. “In fact, this is what is being done here, on the territory of the industrial zone,” he emphasized.
In September, the Russian leadership decided emphasize There is a special air corridor in the Moscow region designed for testing unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the Vedomosti newspaper, this concerned a section of the route between the Rudnevo industrial park and Volosovo airport.
Previously Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported About a massive increase in the supply of unmanned aerial vehicles to Russian troops.