Authorities in 52 Russian regions began purchasing drones for schools

Tenders for 1.2 billion rubles appeared on the public procurement website

Authorities in 52 Russian regions have announced tenders on the public procurement website for 1.2 billion rubles for the purchase of drones and related equipment for schools and colleges.

Schoolboy controls a drone
Schoolboy controls a drone

At the end of 2023, out of 270 tenders, 142 were completed for the amount of 452.3 million rubles, 12 tenders were canceled by customers. The largest order for more than 411 million rubles was from Bashkiria (14 tenders). Moscow announced 37 tenders for 181.5 million rubles. Chechnya opened only one tender for 74 million rubles. To provide drones for schools and colleges in St. Petersburg, 27 tenders were placed for more than 68 million rubles.

According to the draft government decree, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation will equip more than 2.4 thousand schools and 190 colleges in the country with educational drones. The implementation of the provisions of the document is designed for 2024-2026. The document also proposes a mechanism for subsidizing regions for co-financing the purchase of drones.

Earlier it was reported that more than a million students in Russian schools are planning to train more than a million students in the development and use of drones.

Sources
Bespilot

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