OREANDA-NEWS  By the end of 2024, Russia has increased production of civilian drones by 2.5 times compared to 2023, to 16.4 thousand units, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation told RIA Novosti.

"In 2024, the production of domestic UAS (unmanned aircraft systems - ed.) increased 2.5 times compared to 2023 and amounted to 16.4 thousand units," the ministry said.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation explained that together with other executive authorities and development institutions, a wide range of support tools has been developed for enterprises in the field of unmanned aircraft systems, provided at all stages of project implementation. Thus, at the stage of project development, reverse engineering grants in the amount of up to 100 million rubles provided by the Agency for Technological Development (APR) are available to industry enterprises. Currently, 30 projects worth 1.4 billion rubles have been funded under this program.