According to the publication of the Russian daily “Vedomosti”, Russia I'm planning to spend at least 11 billion rubles (approximately PLN 41 million) to equip the country's main air forces with anti-drone protection.
“In three years the state plans to install anti-drone systems at 31 airports,” the article said.
War in Ukraine. Russia wants to protect airports
According to the plans, this protection system is to appear on the market by 2028. 20 federal and 11 private airports.
Information about this project is available here in the federal project, regarding the development of infrastructure, ensuring safety and creating a certification system for the unmanned social ship system.
According to the newspaper's sources, the project manager is to be Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Anton Alikhanov. The project was approved at the end of 2023, and Work on introducing changes at airports has already begun.
Ukraine. Drone attack in Russia. Airports suspended
As “Ukrainian Truth” recalled, since the beginning of this year There have been several cases of flight suspensions in Russia due to the threat of drone attacks.
One of the biggest attacks, which disrupted the airport's operation, was supposed to have taken place on September 10. At that time, the Russian agency TASS reported that the Russian side shot down 144 drones in Moscow region.
At that time, Zhukovsky Airport, Vnukovo Airport and Domodedovo Airport temporarily suspended their operations.
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