A test site for the pilot operation of unmanned vessels will appear in the Arkhangelsk region. The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Rosmorrechflot, Rosatom and regional authorities will be involved in the implementation of the project. This was announced by Viktoria Pestova, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Industry of the Arkhangelsk Region, at the "Transport Week-2025" exhibition in Moscow.
«Си Проект» and Unmanned Logistics, together with the regional government, organized the delivery of cargo by marine drone from Arkhangelsk to the Solovki. This experience can be scaled to other northern regions, Pestova added.
The development of this direction seems promising.
According to her, the Arkhangelsk region could become a center for the development of marine drones. However, for a serious breakthrough in this area, support from the state is needed, the deputy head of the department emphasized.
Projects with BECs in the Arkhangelsk region
In 2026, regular flights of two BECs will be launched on the Arkhangelsk – Solovki – Arkhangelsk route. The region may also organize interregional delivery of goods from one of the popular marketplaces from Arkhangelsk to Umba (White Sea coast).
Another promising area is unmanned logistics. Now Arkhangelsk engineers are working on creating a new marine drone "Clipper" for transporting goods in containers. The regional authorities are considering measures to support this industry.
