Russian engineers have developed a multi-positional surveillance system (MPSN) that combines air surveillance and control equipment and a drone coordinate determination server, according to Dmitry Savitsky, Deputy Head of Almaz-Antey.
The project involves Almaz-Antey enterprises and experienced third-party developers.
According to him, NPO "Almaz", AO "Azimuth", and "Aviatelecominvest" will supply equipment for the system. Specialists are currently selecting locations for the installation of MPSN in the Tomsk, Tyumen, and Samara regions. The possibility of its deployment in the Moscow region is also being considered.
Savitsky added that the MPSN, which was developed as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) project, needs to be integrated into the Unified Air Traffic Management System (ES OrVD, with Almaz-Antey being the main contractor for its modernization).
MPSN tasks:
- Monitoring drone flights
- Data transmission to ES OrVD
- Controlling drone flights along a specified route
Currently, ES OrVD covers more than 26 million square kilometers of area, with route lengths exceeding 800,000 km. To operate the system, over 100 air traffic control centers have been equipped with modern equipment, including the installation of 800 surveillance units and approximately 2,000 navigation units.
Earlier, Moscow engineers developed an AI-based technology that helps track up to 500,000 drones in the sky.
