On February 7, as part of NAIS-2024, an open meeting of the Working Group on Countering Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) at Transport Infrastructure Facilities was held.

On February 7, as part of the national exhibition of civil aviation infrastructure NAIS, an open meeting of the Working Group on Countering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at transport infrastructure facilities was held. The working group was formed as part of the Commission on Transport Safety and Security of the Public Council under the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

The meeting was devoted to topical issues of implementing effective counter-UAV systems at civil aviation airports. The event was attended by representatives of leading airports, scientific organizations, and equipment manufacturers.

At the meeting, Dmitry Moskalevich, head of the Working Group, delivered a welcoming speech. Head of the UAV WG – Dmitry Moskalevich presented a report on the current progress of the pilot project at Sheremetyevo Airport and on practical steps to remove regulatory pushbacks and resolve electromagnetic compatibility issues.

During the expert dialogue, the need for clearer state regulation of requirements for counter-UAS systems and certification issues were discussed. It is gratifying to note that the activities of the UAV WG are of great interest to the entire professional community.

Dmitry Moskalevich noted that the working group is open to all professionals who want to participate in solving the problem of combating drones and called on domestic manufacturers to become more actively involved in the work of the UAV WG.

Boris Loran, Chairman of the Commission on Transport Safety and Security, noted that in view of the growing threat from the technical development of UAS, it is necessary to quickly integrate counter-UAS systems at airfields.

Ivan Mukhin, “Kaspersky Lab Antidrone” product manager, spoke about the features of developing a threat model for airports.

Anzhelika Polikarpova, an expert of the Working Group and director for development of aviation technologies at NEOSCAN LLC, also made a report. Anzhelika Nikolaevna noted that counter-UAS systems are proactive measures to eliminate the threat from UAS, and to maintain an acceptable level of safety at airfields, it is necessary to provide for data exchange with ATM systems.

Following the meeting, a decision was made to create 4 subgroups in different areas:

• • finalization of the regulatory framework
• • study of electromagnetic compatibility
• • establishing the size of safety zones for airfields
• • development of a methodology for assessing the vulnerability of a transport infrastructure facility, considering the threat of unauthorized use of UAVs)

In subgroups, within a month, experts of the Working Group should formulate proposals and ideas for further effective work.

At the meeting, the following new experts were unanimously accepted into the Working Group:

• Ivan Silin - expert of the department of transport and road safety of the Department of Road Facilities and Transport of the Autonomous Okrug of Yugra;
• Alexey Besshapochnikov - Deputy Head of the Aviation Security Service of Vnukovo International Airport.