The first test flight of the latest deck-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is scheduled for 2025. Its serial production for equipping the ships of the Navy of Russia will begin in 2026, TASS reported referring to source in the military-industrial complex.

“The first sample of the domestic carrier-based drone will perform a test flight in three years. Serial production of the apparatus for the Navy will begin in 2026," the source said.

According to him, the preliminary design of carrier-based strike and reconnaissance drones will begin in the second half of this year, the project is scheduled to be completed in 2024.

“In 2025, working design documentation will be issued and preparations for the production of devices will begin,” he added.