The BAS Consortium company (created by Russian Post and Skolkovo Capital) plans to test heavy drones for agricultural needs, they write "Vedomosti".
In order for Russian Post and Skolkovo to be able to test drones for their further use in agriculture, it is necessary to establish an experimental legal regime (EPR). If approved, the project will cover an area of 490 hectares using 60 drones. Testing is planned to be carried out in seven regions: in the Krasnodar and Altai regions, Rostov, Belgorod, Samara and Novosibirsk regions, as well as in Tatarstan. In total, 60 drones will be used for 80 agricultural enterprises. The flights will be carried out by Agrimax. Aero", "Industrial drones" and "BVS-agro". The goal of the EPR is to obtain permission to operate drones with a take-off weight of more than 30 kg for processing crops with agrochemicals. According to the CEO of Agrimax. Aero” by Maxim Chizhov, the main task of the company in the project is to provide Russian farmers and agricultural enterprises with modern tools for crop conservation. As part of the EPR “Agrimax. Aero plans to use drones with a takeoff weight of 70 kg or more, as they have the highest economic efficiency. A drone with a takeoff weight of about 70 kg can carry a tank of 30 liters, which makes it possible to process a medium-sized field (about 100 hectares) in one shift.