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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev held a meeting on the technological and industrial development of Khabarovsk Krai and learned about the Aero-Hit company's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production project.
"Khabarovsk Krai is a development leader among the Far Eastern regions. 156 investment projects with a total investment volume of over 2.7 trillion rubles are being implemented here with state support. The region ranks second in the Far East in terms of attracted investment and first among the Far Eastern regions in terms of industrial index. Today, we have gathered to discuss the issue of technological development. Dmitry Viktorovich Demeshin and I have already visited one of the enterprises – a production facility of the Aero-Hit company – where, in general, technological development can be confidently discussed. Clearly, this is not the only point of development in the region. Among the region's leading enterprises are the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant named after Yuri Gagarin, the Amur Shipyard, and others. I am confident that the current pace and existing enterprises are insufficient to ensure the technological development of our country. They must be accelerated," Yuri Trutnev opened the meeting.
Khabarovsk Krai Governor Dmitry Demeshin reported on the region's technological development. "Khabarovsk Krai's industrial specialization is evident (over 21% of the gross regional product). The region's main specialization industries are aircraft and shipbuilding, metallurgy, energy production, petroleum product manufacturing, and construction. The industrial production index for January-September demonstrated stable growth, growing by 18.5%. This growth was driven by the launch of new investment projects and the robust performance of the manufacturing industry (105.2%)," he noted.
The Khabarovsk Krai has launched the Charter of Industrial Technological Sovereignty and Import Substitution. It includes the formation of cooperative ties between small technology companies around the region's large industrial enterprises, support for import-substitution projects, the digital transformation of industrial sectors, and the development of human resources. Over the past year, 386 organizations in the region have joined the charter. 274 contracts have been signed between small and large businesses.
Work has begun to establish a cluster-based industrial development system. Priority clusters in the first stage include aircraft manufacturing, shipbuilding, mining, agro-industrial complex, industrial construction, high-tech, and tourism. Helicopter manufacturing, metallurgy and metalworking, and forestry are also promising. The region's core specializations—aircraft and shipbuilding—are a clear priority. Regional authorities, together with UAC, are forming an aircraft manufacturing cluster. Plans call for localization of SJ-100 components and the creation of production sites that will consolidate the production of hatches, doors, and PD-8 engines.
Engineering and reverse engineering are fueling growing cooperative chains between small and large businesses. Regional technology companies, including Prommash, PAKS-Vostok, SKIF-M DV, Kompozit-DV, Yakovlev, and others, have been involved in cooperation in aircraft manufacturing.
In the future, the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation and JSC Helicopter Service Company are working together to establish a helicopter cluster in Khabarovsk. An agreement was signed at the Eastern Economic Forum to establish a Service Competence Center specializing in helicopter repair, maintenance, and component production at JSC Far Eastern Aviation Service Center as the first stage of the helicopter cluster.
The development of shipbuilding was discussed. This traditional industry specialization in Khabarovsk Krai is based at two enterprises – the Amur and Khabarovsk shipyards. The meeting considered the possibility of expanding the range of civilian orders for the Amur shipyard, including the construction of multifunctional rescue vessels with enhanced ice class. A shipbuilding cluster in the form of an industrial park is being formed at the Khabarovsk shipyard. Preliminary agreements have been reached with potential residents.
"We are developing a shipbuilding cluster where we expect to produce vessels for the needs of both the region and the entire Far East. These include cargo ships, tugboats, and passenger vessels, including hydrofoils," the Khabarovsk Krai Governor explained.
According to Dmitry Demeshin, a program for developing shipping in the Amur Basin has been developed at the direction of Yuri Trutnev. The program was discussed at the regional Maritime Council and presented at a roundtable discussion in the Federation Council.
Proposals have been made to establish an automotive cluster in Khabarovsk Krai. VEB.RF previously supported funding for the Far Eastern Bus Cluster project. The first phase is planned to launch an assembly facility at the Vector site (Khabarovsk Priority Development Area). A 24,000 square meter facility has been allocated for the project to assemble Amurbus city, tourist, and apron buses. In the second phase, component production will begin at the Rakitnoye site.
Promising areas were presented, including proposals to form a metallurgical cluster based on the only metallurgical complex in the Far East, Amurstal, the creation of a high-tech cluster, and the development of the petrochemical industry.
"We must move forward as quickly as possible. We must keep up with the world's technologies. Yes, there are certain areas of technological development in which Russia is not only keeping pace, but ahead of others. But we also cannot remain stagnant," Yuri Trutnev concluded the meeting.
That same day, the Deputy Prime Minister visited the Aero-Hit plant in the Khabarovsk priority development area, which produces the Veles small attack and reconnaissance UAV. The plant's products are supplied to the Russian Ministry of Defense as part of a special military operation. Since 2023, the company has delivered over 50,000 military modular FPV drones to the special military operation zone.
Drones produced by the TOR resident are being improved to meet the needs of fighters in the Northern Military District. For the latest version of the UAV, the company's employees equipped it with fiber-optic communications for high-speed data transmission in remote control and surveillance systems, artificial intelligence with the Soroka and Stratim targeting systems, enabling precise target engagement even in active countermeasures, thermal imaging and night vision cameras for nighttime operation, and modular designs that can be adapted for reconnaissance, strike, or assault team support missions. The new Veles-17 model, with a payload capacity of up to 10 kg and a range of 25 km, is already undergoing testing in the Northern Military District.
In addition to production, the company has established a network of technical support and service centers for after-sales service and modernization of manufactured products, and has opened its own UAV development laboratory.
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