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2026 Founded 6 April · Moscow · OGRN 1267700132853

Autonomous systems
for the sky, land,
water and space

Russia’s first industry association bringing together operators, developers and manufacturers of autonomous systems across every operating domain. A coordination hub for market players — from startups to federal ministries.

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01 · About

A unified digital environment —
for autonomous systems

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" We are steadily moving toward a seamless “digital sky”, where drones, ground and water unmanned transport and spacecraft are integrated into a single network and share information with one another.
V. V. Putin President of the Russian Federation
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Horizon · 2026 → 2035
2026
The strategic planning horizon for Russia’s autonomous economy
145robots / 10,000 workers
85 %Russian-made UAS
19 %unmanned trucks in freight turnover
Context

16 January 2026 The President of the Russian Federation held a strategic meeting on the development of autonomous systems that set the industry’s key priorities.

The Association is an industry integrator that unites startups, corporations, regional operators and federal ministries into a single coordination hub for the development of Russia’s autonomous economy.

02 · Operating domains

Five domains — one ecosystem

Five equal operating domains for autonomous systems — water, land, air, space and the digital environment.

Water

Uncrewed surface and underwater vessels.

Land

Highly automated vehicles, autonomous rail transport and robotics.

Air

Unmanned aircraft systems.

Space

Satellite communication and observation systems.

Digital environment

Control software and artificial intelligence.

03 / Strategy to 2035

The Association’s strategic goals

The key targets we plan to reach together with market players.

2035 ↗
145/10k
Robotisation density
robots per 10,000 workers
2035 ↗
85%
Share of Russian-made UAS
localisation of UAS manufacturing
2035 ↗
19%
Unmanned trucks in freight turnover
share of road freight turnover
04 · Focus areas

Six areas of work

The Association focuses its work on key areas of engagement with the state, the market and the community.

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Advisory services

Expert support for industry participants.

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Engagement with government

Improving legislation and preparing proposals to develop the industry and remove existing barriers to autonomous systems.

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Analytical research

Preparing industry reports, market forecasts and analytical briefs.

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Industry events

Holding conferences, forums and working meetings to discuss key issues and trends.

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Connecting industry participants

Building a single platform for dialogue between developers, operators and customers.

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International activity

Developing international cooperation, sharing experience and promoting Russian autonomous systems in foreign markets.

05 · Application areas

Areas where autonomous systems make an impact

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Agriculture

Crop monitoring, agri-drones, higher yields

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Logistics

Urban delivery, warehouse automation, routing

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Environment

Detecting violations, fighting poaching

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Construction & utilities

Construction monitoring, infrastructure inspection

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Emergencies & safety

Emergency detection, search and rescue

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Robotics & AI

Industrial robots, intelligent agents

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Communications & space

Satellite systems, a seamless digital space

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Oversight & inspection

Detecting and identifying violations

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Education

Workforce training and sporting & entertainment events

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Shows & exhibitions

Drone shows, world-class performances

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Energy

Inspection of power lines and pipelines, monitoring of generation facilities, surveys of hard-to-reach areas

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Mining

Geological survey, quarry monitoring, autonomous equipment in mines and at deposits

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Medicine & healthcare

Emergency delivery of medicines and biomaterials, drones for remote areas

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Culture & media

Aerial filming for cinema and TV, content creation, documenting cultural heritage

06 · Partners

Partners of the Association

Organisations with which the NAS Association builds industry cooperation in the field of autonomous systems.

Росавиация Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) МОСТРАНСАВТО MOSTRANSAVTO АО «ГЛОНАСС» GLONASS JSC Сахалинский государственный университет Sakhalin State University Правительство Самарской области Government of the Samara Region Правительство Сахалинской области Government of the Sakhalin Region ФГБУ «Поволжская МИС» Povolzhskaya Machinery Testing Station (PovMIS)
07 · Supported by

Created with the support of

The Association was created and is developing with the support of federal authorities and development institutions.

Минпромторг России Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Минтранс России Ministry of Transport of Russia Фонд НТИ NTI Fund
08 · Team

The team that leads the Association

The Association’s leaders coordinate work with government agencies, operators and the autonomous systems industry.

Афанасьев Дмитрий Геннадиевич — Председатель Правления Ассоциации «НАС»
Dmitry Afanasyev
Chairman of the Board, NAS Association
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Education

  • 2005 — Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation. Major: crisis management and mathematical methods in economics
  • 2016 — St Petersburg Law Institute. Major: law
  • 2023–2024 — Higher School of Public Administration, talent pool, 6th cohort (“School of Governors”)

Work experience

  • 12.2004–06.2005 — lead specialist, IBG NIKoil Bank (Uralsib Financial Corporation)
  • 02.2005 — present — CEO, Perviy IT Alliance LLC
  • 03.2007–02.2008 — project manager, International Association of Twin Cities and Territories
  • 01.2009–12.2010 — adviser to the SCO Secretary-General (pro bono)
  • 05.2009–05.2014 — development director, INSI group of plants and construction holding
  • 04.2010–08.2013 — projects director, MarketGid LLC
  • 07.2010–06.2013 — director, MGID Investment Limited (Hong Kong, China)
  • 01.2014 — present — sole proprietor
  • 08.2019–02.2025 — public adviser to the Governor of the Novgorod Region
  • 05.2020–12.2021 — adviser to the chairman of the board, VR Logistic LLC
  • 11.2023–10.2024 — adviser to the CEO, Roskadastr Public Law Company
  • 01.2022 — present — chairman of the board of directors, VR Med LLC
Манахова Анна Александровна — Директор Ассоциации «НАС»
Anna Manakhova
Director, NAS Association
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Education

  • 2005 — MGIMO University (Russian MFA). Major: international economics, finance and credit
  • 2015 — Moscow State University. Major: art history
  • 2024 — RANEPA, Higher School of Public Administration, talent pool, 6th cohort (“School of Governors”)

Work experience

  • 2003–2013 — senior manager, Investment Services Department, Rosbank
  • 2017–2018 — CEO (consulting), NEF LLC
  • 2018–2021 — director of the Department of Organisational Support and Communications, adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of Russia
  • 2021–2025 — head of the office of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration M. S. Oreshkin, Presidential Administration of Russia
  • 2025 — present — adviser to the CEO, Sberbank
  • 2025 — present — Director of the NAS Association
Гудин Виталий Васильевич — Директор по GR Ассоциации «НАС»
Vitaly Gudin
GR Director, NAS Association
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Education

  • 1982 — Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School
  • 1995 — Russian Foreign Trade Academy

Work experience

  • 08.2016–04.2017 — head of the International Activity Coordination Directorate, Bank of Russia, Moscow
  • 04.2017–04.2019 — director of the Department for Development and Regulation of Foreign Economic Activity, Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, Moscow
  • 04.2019–09.2020 — Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Sakhalin Region — head of the Sakhalin Region’s office at the Government of the Russian Federation
  • 09.2020–02.2023 — director of the Department of Special Programmes and Projects, Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, Moscow
  • 02.2023–04.2026 — director for government relations, EFKO Management Company, Moscow
Ребизов Евгений Александрович — Директор по нормативно-правовому регулированию Ассоциации «НАС»
Evgeny Rebizov
Director for Regulatory Affairs
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Area of responsibility

  • Legal and regulatory support for the Association’s industry initiatives.
  • Preparing proposals to advance the regulation of autonomous systems and UAS.
Измайлов Александр Олегович — Директор по нормативно-правовому регулированию Ассоциации «НАС»
Alexander Izmailov
Director for Regulatory Affairs
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Area of responsibility

  • Expert review of regulatory changes and legal mechanisms for the autonomous systems market.
  • Coordinating the legal agenda with Association members and relevant agencies.
Ерошкина Светлана Борисовна — Директор по мерам государственной поддержки Ассоциации «НАС»
Svetlana Eroshkina
Director for Government Support Measures
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Area of responsibility

  • Supporting government assistance measures for industry participants.
  • Engaging with development institutions and support programmes for technology projects.
Joining the Association

Become part of Russia’s autonomous systems ecosystem

Operators, developers, manufacturers and research centres — we provide expert support and help with winning contracts and integrating into the national economy.

08 / News

Latest news

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NAS included in the Russian President’s directive to develop a national autonomous systems strategy
OFFICIAL 14.07.2026

NAS included in the Russian President’s directive to develop a national autonomous systems strategy

The Association has been named a key participant in shaping the industry’s 10-year roadmap

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From pilots to a mass market: the role of industry associations in developing autonomous transport
EVENTS 09.07.2026

From pilots to a mass market: the role of industry associations in developing autonomous transport

Why do Russian autonomous-transport technologies remain pilot projects? How can a successful case in one region be turned into a mass solution for the whole country? And what role do industry associations play in this? These questions were answered by the Chairman of the Board of the National Autonomous Systems Association, Dmitry Afanasyev, in his address at the strategic panel “The autonomous transport of the future: law, the city, the individual” as part of Drone Expo 2026 in Kazan.

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The NAS Association proposes a systemic solution to the personnel crisis in the autonomous economy
EVENTS 06.07.2026

The NAS Association proposes a systemic solution to the personnel crisis in the autonomous economy

Kazan, 8 July 2026 — At the international Drone Expo 2026, the Chairman of the Board of the National Autonomous Systems Association, Dmitry Afanasyev, presented a five-step programme for building a personnel system for Russia’s autonomous economy. The presentation took place at the round table “Personnel special forces: professions of the future that will safeguard the country” and the expert session “UAS export: entering the global market”.

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Dronification rating 2026: the infrastructure is there, large-scale use is not — yet
06.07.2026

Dronification rating 2026: the infrastructure is there, large-scale use is not — yet

INNOPROM has summed up the first national ranking of regions by their readiness to deploy UAS. Yekaterinburg, 7 July 2026 — the Federal UAS Centre, together with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, presented the results of the first national dronification ranking of Russian regions. 84 regions were assessed against 29 indicators — from the size of the UAS-services market to the speed of issuing flight permits. The main conclusion: the infrastructure has been built, but the mass use of drones in civilian industries is still a long way off.

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Russian unmanned aviation moves to industrial scale: results of the national programme at INNOPROM 2026
EVENTS 06.07.2026

Russian unmanned aviation moves to industrial scale: results of the national programme at INNOPROM 2026

Yekaterinburg, 7 July 2026 — At the country’s main industrial exhibition, INNOPROM 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia presented the results of the national technology-leadership programme “Unmanned Aircraft Systems”. The results show that the industry has made a qualitative leap — from experiments to industrial production. The National Autonomous Systems Association, which unites leading UAS manufacturers and operators, welcomes the figures achieved and sees in them confirmation of the industry’s readiness for a new stage of development — the mass adoption of unmanned technologies in the civilian sectors of the economy.

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NAS Association and Sakhalin State University to unite science, education and industry for technological sovereignty
AGREEMENTS 05.07.2026

NAS Association and Sakhalin State University to unite science, education and industry for technological sovereignty

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 4 July 2026 — Sakhalin State University (SakhSU) and the NAS Association signed a cooperation agreement on the development of autonomous systems.

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NAS Association at Summer Merge 2026: how drone delivery works in real life
EVENTS 04.07.2026

NAS Association at Summer Merge 2026: how drone delivery works in real life

3–5 July 2026, Ulyanovsk Region — Evgeny Rebizov of the NAS Association took part in the Summer Merge IT anti-conference, where a mass consumer drone-delivery service operated commercially for the first time in Russia.

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Ассоциация «НАС» подписала два стратегических соглашения на Сахалине
AGREEMENTS 03.07.2026

The NAS Association signed two strategic agreements on Sakhalin

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 3 July 2026 — At the international “Wings of Sakhalin” forum of unmanned vehicles for all domains, the Association of Operators and Manufacturers of Autonomous Systems “National Autonomous Systems” (NAS) concluded two key strategic partnership agreements: with GLONASS JSC and the Government of the Sakhalin Region.

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Sakhalin — a test range for the future: the NAS Association proposed a model for the seamless integration of autonomous systems across all domains
EVENTS 03.07.2026

Sakhalin — a test range for the future: the NAS Association proposed a model for the seamless integration of autonomous systems across all domains

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, July 2026 — As part of the international “Wings of Sakhalin” forum of unmanned vehicles for all domains, a plenary session was held that brought together federal ministers, regional heads, and representatives of industry, science and technology companies. Over two hours of discussion the participants travelled from the geopolitics of the Arctic to the engineering of underwater robots, acknowledging: unmanned technologies have ceased to be a niche — they are becoming the foundation of a new economy.

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Ассоциация «НАС» приняла участие в IX Всероссийской конференции ЭКСПО.БАС–2026: защита от дронов вышла на уровень национальной безопасности
EVENTS 03.07.2026

The NAS Association took part in the 9th All-Russian EXPO.UAS-2026 conference: counter-drone protection has risen to the level of national security

The 9th All-Russian conference “Protecting civilian facilities from unmanned-system attacks and the infrastructure for operating UAS / counter-UAS 2026” has concluded in St Petersburg — the largest gathering in the event’s history of experts on countering threats from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

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Ассоциация НАС приняла участие в обсуждении законодательной «дорожной карты» «Аэронет»
INDUSTRY 02.07.2026

The NAS Association took part in discussing the Aeronet legislative roadmap

Moscow, 1 July 2026 — The project office of the National Technology Initiative (the NTI Platform) hosted a strategy session on updating the NTI Aeronet legislative roadmap (LRM). The event brought together representatives of federal authorities, regulators, developers, operators and infrastructure centres — all the key participants in the unmanned aircraft systems ecosystem.

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Подписание стратегического соглашения между Ассоциацией «НАС» и Самарской областью
REGIONS 04.06.2026

NAS and the Samara Region agree to jointly develop unmanned and autonomous technologies

The strategic agreement covers unmanned aircraft systems, autonomous transport, robotics and artificial-intelligence technologies.

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09 · Contacts

Get in touch with the Association

Contact us to take part, partner with us or get expert support.

Кластер НАС — штаб-квартира Ассоциации «НАС»
NAS Cluster
1 Ramensky Boulevard Moscow · Association headquarters
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Contact information

Телефон
+7 (800) 222-26-46
Address
1 Ramensky Boulevard, Moscow

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