Russia's GLONASS Launches Own Design Bureau. First Development is a Satellite Tracker for Drones

The device can also be used on boats and commercial vehicles

Alexey Raikevich, Head of GLONASS JSC, announced that the domestic company has its own full-fledged design bureau.

We decided to create the GLONASS design bureau precisely in order to be more active in new developments. We had a similar division before, but now we are expanding it.
Alexey Raikevich

The first solution from the GLONASS Design Bureau was a satellite tracker for monitoring UAVs, small vessels, and commercial vehicles.

By the end of 2023, GLONASS JSC will release a working prototype of a tracker that will allow receiving data from moving objects via Russian satellite channels in real time throughout Russia and outside cellular coverage areas. The use of a unique communication technology significantly reduces the size of the satellite subscriber terminal to 200 grams.
Alexey Raikevich

The top manager believes that the use of Russian communication channels will reduce the cost of such a service by three times compared to foreign counterparts of companies that have left the Russian market.