The partnership creates a base for developing, testing and commercialising unmanned aircraft, highly automated transport, robotics, uncrewed vessels, satellite systems and artificial intelligence.
The region offers a rare combination of the conditions needed for a full development cycle: spacious test ranges with minimal restrictions, varied climate conditions for all-season testing, distance from heavy air traffic and the necessary airfield infrastructure.
Far Eastern Federal University is one of Russia’s leading research universities, with a strong engineering base, laboratories and research teams. The partnership with FEFU extends the presence of the NAS Association in a region where demand for high-technology solutions is growing.
Specific areas of work
A full development cycle on one site. From concept and design work in FEFU laboratories to range testing and refinement in real conditions.
Hands-on training of specialists. Students and young engineers work on real projects, taking part in the testing and refinement of unmanned systems.
A regional innovation centre. FEFU becomes the core of a Far Eastern innovation ecosystem for the autonomous systems industry.
Engineering support from concept to testing. FEFU provides scientific and technical support to the developments of the Association’s member companies: from design and modelling to ground and flight testing at its own ranges.
How this will work in practice
Dmitry Afanasyev, Chairman of the Board of the NAS Association: “The Far East has a unique geostrategic position and natural conditions for testing unmanned systems. FEFU is the research capacity the industry needs. Our partnership closes a critical gap: member companies of the Association gain access to test ranges, laboratories and research, while the university gains real demand and direct feedback from industry. That creates an effective cycle in which science and production develop in step, working on the same technological tasks.”