INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS IN THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND OPERATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL HI-TECH FUTURE SKILLS COMPETITION 2025

EVENT OBJECTIVES

Исследование, анализ и трансфер лучших международных практик
Research, analysis, and transfer of best international practices
for further formation of world-class qualification requirements in the field of development, production, and operation of unmanned aircraft systems
Создание международного профессионального экспертного сообщества
Creating an international professional expert community
for the international verification of qualification requirements in the development, production and operation of unmanned aircraft systems and the exchange of breakthrough manufacturing solutions, skills and technologies
Выполнение практико-ориентированных задач в востребованных отраслях
Carrying out practice-oriented tasks in demanding industries
to identify, test and implement promising technologies and solutions in the field of development, production and operation of unmanned aircraft systems

ORGANIZERS

Минпромторг
Агентство стратегических инициатив
Агентство развития профессионального мастерства
Правительство Свердловской области

PARTNERS

SKYRIS (ООО «Скайрис»)
НИЯУ МИФИ
ЭРИ (ООО «Русдронопорт»)
DRONESHUB (ООО «Дронсхаб»)
НИЯУ МИФИ
SKYRIS (ООО «Скайрис»)
НИЯУ МИФИ
ЭРИ (ООО «Русдронопорт»)
DRONESHUB (ООО «Дронсхаб»)
НИЯУ МИФИ

THE CYCLE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

1

FORECASTING

Tasks

  • Analysis of the development of cross-cutting technologies
  • Analysis of promising technological specializations
  • Analysis of personnel demand for specialists in the field of UAS

Participants

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and other FOI, Development agencies, representatives of research institutes, technology development companies, corporations, enterprises

2

DESIGNING

Tasks

  • Formation of a three-year plan for the development of skills and technologies in the framework of the direction
  • Formation and filling of the "knowledge base" of the technological direction

Participants

corporations, enterprises, representatives of research institutes and the education system

3

TESTING

Tasks

  • Matching skills and technologies
  • Identify effective skills for solving production problems
  • Collection of practices for optimizing production and technological processes
  • Testing new technologies
  • Collect data on the quality characteristics of products to improve them

Participants

corporations, enterprises, representatives of research institutes and the education system, expert community

4

RECOMMENDATIONS

Tasks

  • Determination of the composition and requirements for a team of specialists to solve industry-specific tasks in the field of UAS (qualification requirements)
  • Developing recommendations:
  1. to finalize technological prototypes of UAS products and solutions;
  2. for professional and educational standards in the field of UAS
  • Assembling hardware requirements 
  • Skill development plan for 3 years

Participants

expert community

EDUCATIONAL INTENSIVE COURSES: PREPARATION FOR THE COMPETITION

Duration: 2 days for 6 hours

Period of the event: 12 - 14 September 2025

Skills:

  • Drone Artificial Intelligence
  • Drone Assembling & Electronic Engineering
  • Aerial Robotics
  • UAV Operation
  • UAS Communication Systems

Platforms: inpdp.org , ZOOM

Number of contestants: Up to 20 people for each skill

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

Dates: 10 -14 November 2025

Age of competitors: from 18 years old

Venue: IEC "Yekaterinburg-Expo", Yekaterinburg

Duration of the competition: 3 days

Competitors:

  • representatives of organizations, technological enterprises, and research institutes involved in the development, production, operation, and maintenance of UAS;
  • representatives of educational organizations involved in the development and implementation of educational programs aimed at training personnel for the field of UAS development, production and operation

Full-time format

1. The competitors perform tasks on the site of the Competition Management Center.
2. The competitors' workplaces are built up and equipped in accordance with the infrastructure list and the skill development plan.
3. The tasks are evaluated in person by the evaluation group on the territory of the Competition Management Center.

Application for participation
OPEN UNTIL 31 AUGUST 2025

Distributed format

1. Competitors complete the task by connecting from distributed platforms in the participating countries.
2. Competitors' workplaces are built up and equipped in accordance with the infrastructure list and the competence development plan.
3. Tasks are evaluated remotely using digital solutions.

Application for participation
OPEN UNTIL 31 AUGUST 2025

SKILLS

Hackathon

competitors are developing new technological solutions in the UAS field for the presented industry tasks

Competitions

competitors are conducting a joint test project to identify promising skills of UAS specialists

Технологии ИИ в комплексных беспилотных системах
Drone Artificial Intelligence
HACKATHON
Team participation,
2-5 competitors per team
Летающая робототехника
Aerial Robotics
HACKATHON
Team participation,
2-5 competitors per team
Проектирование, конструирование и производственная инженерия БАС
Drone Assembling & Electronic Engineering
HACKATHON
Team participation,
2-5 competitors per team
Системы связи БАС
UAS Communication Systems
COMPETITIONS
Team participation,
2 competitors in the team
Эксплуатация БАС
UAV Operation
COMPETITIONS
Individual participation, 1 competitor in a team

INTERNATIONAL EXPERT COMMUNITY

IN THE FIELD OF "UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS"
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INDUSTRY TASKS BANK 2025

СЕЛЬСКОЕ ХОЗЯЙСТВО
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY
ЭНЕРГЕТИКА
ENERGY INDUSTRY
ЛОГИСТИКА
LOGISTICS
Drone Artificial Intelligence

Development of an algorithm for automatic classification of agricultural lands based on aerial photography results

https://mephi.ru/
Drone Artificial Intelligence

The researchers obtain multispectral images of agricultural fields and develop a software prototype that identifies stress conditions in plants at early stages of their development and generates prescription maps for differentiated application of fertilizers or fungicides. + generation of flight missions for UAVs based on this data

Drone Assembling & Electronic Engineering

Optimization of the spray system design to ensure uniform distribution of liquid over the treated surface

Drone Assembling & Electronic Engineering

Development of a ground station for refueling an agrodrone

Aerial Robotics

Development of a system for measuring the solution level in a UAV tank for pollination of agricultural crops

In 2025, international competitions in the field of development, production and operation of unmanned aircraft systems will be held as part of the International Hi-Tech Future Skills Competition 2025
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KEY DATES

Для участия необходимо пройти пять этапов и не забыть о важных датах!

1
From 12 - 14 September
  • Take part in an educational intensive
2
Until August 31
3
Until 10 September
  • Receive an invite
  • Confirm your participation
4
11-13 November
  • Develop technological solutions to industry challenges from the 2025 bank in the field of creation, production and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Showcase the solution and prototypes obtained as part of a competition or technology contest
5
14 November
  • Participate in the Award Ceremony

PROGRAMME

November 10, Monday
Introduction to work places and equipment

November 11, Tuesday
Product Development

Wednesday, November 12th
Product Development

November 13, Thursday

  • Product development
  • Demonstration of the project, prototype

Result/product

  • Trained Object Detection Models
  • Trained recommender models
  • Annotated small subsets of data
  • Assessing the costs and benefits of deploying AI-based systems in different application scenarios

November 10, Monday
Introduction to work places and equipment

November 11, Tuesday
Completing the competition task

Wednesday, November 12th
Completing the test project

November 13, Thursday

  • Completing the test project
  • Testing the prototype

Result/product

  • Signal transmitters and receivers
  • Signal amplifiers
  • Data transfer protocols
  • Filters and signal processing software

November 10, Monday
Introduction to work places and equipment

November 11, Tuesday
Product Development

Wednesday, November 12th
Product Development

November 13, Thursday

  • Product development
  • Demonstration of the project, prototype

Result/product

  • High-precision navigation software for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
  • Indoor Flight Scenario Practice
  • Software modules ready for deployment according to customer needs
  • Technical specifications

November 10, Monday
Introduction to work places and equipment

November 11, Tuesday
Product Development

Wednesday, November 12th
Product Development

November 13, Thursday

  • Product development
  • Demonstration of the project, prototype

Result/product

  • New designs of airframes of unmanned aerial vehicles CAD models
  • Payload modules for UAVs
  • Assessing the costs and benefits of introducing new designs and payloads

November 10, Monday
Introduction to work places and equipment

November 11, Tuesday
Completing the competition task

Wednesday, November 12th
Completing the test project

November 13, Thursday
Completing the test project

Result/product

  • Testing new UAV models, their components and payload
  • Testing new technologies in the field of UAVs
  • Improving UAV Operation Skills
  • Testing application scenarios
  • Test programs and methods

results

Competition results
List of Highly Effective Skills in Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Prototypes of new technological products and solutions
Calculation of economic efficiency of development and application of UAS
3 Year Skills Development Plan

PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITIONS IN THE FIELD OF UAS

• Send a team to participate in the Competition
• Propose an industry/production challenge or technology solution for the Competition
• Participate in the development of a three-year skill development plan
• Become a partner of the Competition / take part in the exhibition and/or business program
REGULATORY DOCUMENTS