At the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) and the National Autonomous Systems Association.

The document was signed by the Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency, Dmitry Viktorovich Yadrov, and the Chairman of the Board of the NAS Association, Dmitry Gennadievich Afanasyev.

The agreement is aimed at developing unmanned aviation in the Russian Federation, improving the industry’s regulation and creating conditions for the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the country’s common airspace.

A mechanism for ongoing cooperation

The document provides for building an ongoing mechanism of cooperation between the state regulator and the professional community of developers, manufacturers, operators and operating personnel of unmanned aircraft systems.

The parties agreed to work together on preparing proposals to improve legislation, on expert support for industry initiatives, on exchanging analytical materials and on forming a consolidated position on the market’s key issues.

Priorities of the cooperation

  • developing the infrastructure for operating unmanned aircraft systems;
  • supporting experimental legal regimes;
  • adopting modern digital solutions in air-traffic management;
  • scaling up successful practices of using unmanned technologies across various sectors of the economy.
«Unmanned aviation is becoming one of the most dynamically developing areas of the transport industry. We see steady growth in the number of registered unmanned aircraft and an expansion of their fields of use. The industry’s further development requires ongoing dialogue between the state and the professional community». Dmitry Yadrov, Head of Rosaviatsiya
«The signing of the agreement with Rosaviatsiya is an important stage in establishing the institution of industry cooperation in the field of autonomous systems. An official mechanism for direct dialogue with the state regulator is being created for market participants». Dmitry Afanasyev, Chairman of the Board of the NAS Association

The agreement is concluded for a term of five years with the possibility of further extension.

The signing of the document became the NAS Association’s first strategic partnership agreement with a federal executive authority and confirms the growing role of industry associations in shaping the conditions for the development of high-tech markets.

For reference

About the National Autonomous Systems Association

The National Autonomous Systems Association was created to consolidate participants in the autonomous-technology market. The Association unites developers, manufacturers, operators, scientific organisations and users of solutions in unmanned aviation, robotics, autonomous transport, artificial intelligence and digital control platforms.

About Rosaviatsiya

The Federal Air Transport Agency performs the functions of providing public services, managing state property, and control and supervision in the field of civil aviation, ensuring flight safety and developing the use of the airspace of the Russian Federation, including the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the unified air-traffic system.