The Petersburg scientific and production association "AMB" (NPO "AMB") announced the release of internal combustion engines (ICE) of their own design with a capacity of 3 hp. The test batch of engines, which are intended for installation on drones of various types, amounted to 30 units.
By the end of this year, the management of "AMB" plans to produce around 100 new ICEs. It is noted that for increasing production, depending on the volume of production, investments from 100 million rubles to 1 billion rubles are necessary.
The co-owner of "AMB" Roman Aniskov also spoke about other developments within the framework of the state program for the development of unmanned aviation systems (UAS). In particular, the company's specialists are testing an acoustic system for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to him, the system can detect the approach of a drone like "Orlan" at a distance of several hundred meters. It is expected that the pilot sample will appear before the end of 2023.
In addition, in "AMB" have developed a low-contrast camera with a wide range of action. It is capable of detecting a drone like “Orlan” from a distance of 16 km. At such a distance, it is very difficult to detect a drone, the company explained.
Now up to 30 people work in NPO "AMB" (part of the "Rosant" concern). Production capacities are located in Kolpino.
Earlier at the technology forum in Krasnoyarsk, the unmanned Sigma was introduced. The development caused a lot of excitement among the participants of the event.