September 16, 2025
How will Russia's unmanned technologies develop?
Unmanned aerial vehicle technologies and their application principles are constantly being improved in Russia. In September, Andrey Bezrukov, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies, announced the creation of
with a remote control unit capable of connecting operators of a reconnaissance aircraft and a strike drone hundreds of kilometers from the front line.
"A designated soldier with a drone backpack will periodically run out of cover, place the drone on the ground, press a button on it, and run back," Bezrukov said.
Baranets emphasized that the role of UAVs in modern conflicts will only increase.
"We're currently testing a system for the so-called group deployment of drones, controlled by a mother aircraft, the latest Su-57. This is essentially a command aircraft—it flies and monitors what's happening on the ground. Artificial intelligence then directs the drones to a specific target. Testing is already well underway," the expert noted.
Senator Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Bars-Sarmat Special Purpose Center, told NEWS.ru that the development of drones to intercept enemy UAVs is currently on the agenda.
"This is driving scientific and technological progress in the development of target acquisition and tracking systems, both on the drones themselves and on ground-based radar systems for detecting UAV incursions and processing data for target designation. Much depends on who is smarter and more agile in this matter. I hope we will succeed," the senator emphasized.
