Russian regions have begun creating and expanding a unified control system for unmanned aircraft systems.
Several tenders were simultaneously placed on the public procurement portal for the implementation of a unified infrastructure for servicing drone control lines, communications, navigation, surveillance, automation, and information support for flight routes.
In addition, the order includes the development of a project for the placement of equipment to expand MPSN-Sh, as well as installation and commissioning works.
For these purposes, the State Air Traffic Management Corporation is ready to spend 68.4 million rubles in Bashkiria, 67 million rubles in Tatarstan, 54.2 million rubles in the Saratov region, 120.2 million rubles in the Primorsky Territory, 46.7 million rubles in the Novgorod region, 57.7 million rubles in the Tomsk region, and 82.8 million rubles in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — Yugra.
All tenders that appeared at the end of April were immediately updated, and the Almaz-Antey Concern, which had previously received a contract for 861.8 million rubles to create a drone management and maintenance system, was announced as the sole supplier for them.
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