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Sci-tech conference is held under leadership of Defence Minister Andrei Belousov

08.04.2025 (17:00)

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation saw a sci-tech conference on the exploitation and development of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), taking into account the experience of the special military operation. Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov chaired the conference.

'In the long run, the role of UGVs will only increase. In the coming years, it will be possible to speak about consolidation of all unmanned systems in all dimensions, operating according to a single plan,' said the Russian Defence Minister.

Andrey Belousov noted that several UGVs were supplied to the Russian Armed Forces by enterprises and volunteer organisations last year.

'This year, we're plaining to deliver much more system,' announced the Minister. In addition, he said that today each Groups of Forces has established its own production of UGVs. 'Today, the exhibition had the samples of those robots that are produced in the troops. I'd like to stress, that the systems produced in the troops have the best performances.

After the conference, the Minister of Defence has ordered the responsible officials and relevant organisations to work out an order to address shortcomings of the drones basing on the requests from the troops. Moreover, It is necessary to put in place the feedback channel between the troops and the enterprises, integrate unified and standardised components when manufacturing robots, and set the modular principle of robots' production, and design based on the mission.

'We need to analyse constantly the combat employment of the UGVs. It is necessary to form a certain mechanism to improve specifications of the systems, and outline the tactics for combat employment of the UGVs in cooperation with other unmanned systems.

The sci-tech conference of the Russian Defence Ministry was attended by representatives of the military department, federal bodies of the executive power, research and scientific organisations of the Russian Defence Ministry and industry enterprises.

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