In the Arkhangelsk region found the best in piloting drones

The First Movement together with the Russian Drone Racing Federation held the regional stage of the All-Russian Drone Pilots of the Future championship in the Arkhangelsk region. This was reported by the press service of the Movement of the First Arkhangelsk Region.

- At the sites of the Youth Center, schoolchildren competed in the management of drones and got acquainted with how these technologies work in real life. For the Arkhangelsk region, such events are a contribution to the training of engineering personnel and the development of technologies that are needed both in industry and in the field of security, said Alexander Tsybulsky, Governor of the Arkhangelsk region.

65 schoolchildren from 10 to 18 years old from 24 municipalities of the region participated in the competition. The program had two disciplines: a racing simulator and flying a 75 mm class drone.

Interest in the championship in the region has grown: last year there were 123 applications and 36 admitted participants, this year 249 people from 24 municipalities showed up.

- Last year I spoke at the All-Russian stage and I know how serious this level is. Today, the track and tasks were no easier - I had to give my best. I am sure that he coped and went further, said the participant of the championship, who entered the top 8, Artem Dolzhenkov from Severodvinsk.

In parallel, interactive platforms of partners worked for the participants: monitoring the territory from the Arkhangelsk Polytechnic College, working with thermal imagers from the GU EMERCOM of Russia in the Arkhangelsk region, underwater robotics from SHKIV, the platform “Mission: Finding the Missing Person” from the search and rescue squad “North”, an exhibition of unmanned flying equipment with SVO from the Association of Veterans of the SVO region and robotic competitions from the Techno Children studio.

The key event of the day was the “Class Meeting” with Rostislav Khromtsov – the absolute winner of the All-Russian Championship “Pilots of the Future” in 2025.

The winners of the regional stage were Maxim Sazonov (1st place, Severodvinsk), Artem Harlan (2nd place, Severodvinsk), Dmitry Laptev (3rd place, Arkhangelsk), Egor Belousov (4th place, Severodvinsk) and Mikhail Zhorlin (5th place, Severodvinsk).

Minister of Science, Higher School and Scientific and Technological Development of the Arkhangelsk Region Alexey Aksenov noted that the development of unmanned aircraft systems is one of the key technological priorities of the country.

- Participation in competitions in the innovative direction gives young people a unique chance not only to touch advanced technologies and master their application in practice, but also to determine their future profession, he said.

The final stage of the championship will be held in full-time format from 17 to 22 November 2026 in Moscow at the site of the ice palace "Navka Arena". It will be attended by the top 55 strongest pilots from all over Russia.