Britain's attempt to arm yourself with drones on a model of Ukraine failed: what is the reason

To spread: The UK government has announced a strategy that 40% of military stocks should be "disposable" systems, including cheap FPV-drives. State Secretary of Wales Joe Stevens has announced an investment of £ 700 million in drone production throughout the UK. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Defense has not yet placed significant orders, writes The Telegraph. Several sectoral insiders and small defense companies noted that the goal is interfering with bureaucratic procedures.

For example, smaller drone producers could sometimes not participate in tenders for state contracts because of high requirements for annual income. "In the beginning of the summer, we considered the opportunity to equip the army with small drones at the maximum price of £ 4000. They set a minimum requirement for income of £ 26 million, which is absolute madness," said Justin Hedgez, the Chief Executive Director of the Defense Company of the Britain.

The co -founder of Drone Evolution Tunro added that the requirement for a turnover of £ 20 million will mean that his company will have to cooperate with a large "first -class" firm to participate in the tender. In the United Kingdom, it is also forbidden to launch drone beyond visibility (about 500 m) without special expensive permits. In order to test their FPV-punks, Drone Evolution sent them to the forest in Latvia.

According to the newspaper, one company that wanted to test the sea drone received a message from the management of military aviation that the ship should be fastened with seat belts, despite the lack of crew. The former MP from the Conservative Party Ben Volles noted that the British Minister of Defense has the right to change the "Air Traffic Act". According to him, now is the time to do it.

The publication also noted that Defense Minister John Gili acknowledged the need for change while speaking at the DSEI exhibition in London. He declared the desire to build other relations with industry radically and to solve the problem of "slow, complex, wasteful" public procurement. "We need more trust, we need more risk," Linus Terhorst said from the British Rusi Analytical Center.