Russia Plans First Mass Drone Production – Kommersant

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian military in Ukraine, the Kommersant business daily reported Friday.The open-source drone manufacturer Copter Express (COEX) sold its
industrial division to the drone nest maker Hive for an undisclosed sum, the publication reported.Industrial drones are designed to monitor
according to Kommersant, make them less likely to appear on the battlefield in Ukraine.Hive said it plans to invest more than 100 million
They added that the sector faces regulatory stumbling blocks that make the industrial use of drones illegal with the exception of indoor
solutions.The latest such roadblock appeared in March, when Russian aviation authorities required drone operators to be certified as
service RunAvia.