St. Petersburg to invest over 1 billion rubles in UAV piston engine production

Drone Corporation shared plans to build airplane engines for flying robots during a major business meeting. The company wants to spend more than one billion rubles on this new factory project. Workers will make special parts for engines that power unmanned aircraft around the country. City leaders believe this factory creates jobs and helps Russia build more of its military equipment at home. The announcement came during talks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Alexander Sitov runs the city department that helps businesses grow and develop. He explained how the money will pay for building new manufacturing equipment and training workers. The factory will focus on making piston engines that give power to different types of drones. These engines work differently from jet engines and cost less money to produce. Smaller companies can buy these engines for their own flying robot projects.

St. Petersburg wants to become the center for making drone engines across Russia. City officials think this factory starts a whole new type of manufacturing business. The project should create thousands of jobs for local residents over the next few years. Drone Corporation expects to finish five thousand engines each year after 2030. Military and civilian customers will both buy these engines for their aircraft needs.