During a working trip to St. Petersburg, the Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Anton Alikhanov, visited industrial enterprises of the city. Among them were the Geoscan drone production plant, as well as the St. Petersburg Tractor Plant (JSC PTZ). This was reported by the press service of the department.
Alikhanov was shown the stages of development and production of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) using the example of "Geoscan 801". This is the first serial compact quadcopter for video monitoring.
The Minister inspected the Flight Control Center for small spacecraft, where he got acquainted with the nanosatellite platforms of the "cubesat" standard (dimensions 10×10×10 cm with a weight of no more than 1.33 kg) developed by "Geoscan".
Spacecraft of this type can be used for:
- training in the design, programming and assembly of satellites
- radio communication sessions
- flight tests of onboard systems and devices in near-Earth orbit
- conducting scientific experiments
Visit to JSC "PTZ"
Then Alikhanov went to the St. Petersburg Tractor Plant, which produces agricultural, construction and road equipment. In 2024, the company produced the Kirovets K-714 grader and the Kirovets K-100 agricultural combine.
Currently, JSC "PTZ" serially produces several models of agricultural tractors:
- K-7M (with a capacity of 350 to 460 hp)
- K-5 (with a capacity of 250 hp)
- K-530 (with a capacity of up to 300 hp)
- 17 types of road construction and special machines based on Kirovets industrial tractors
The Minister inspected one of the tractors and sat in its cabin.
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