OREANDA-NEWS  Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to take measures to stimulate the development and production of Russian unmanned systems and their components.

The list of instructions approved by the President following the meeting on the development of autonomous systems on January 16, 2026 is posted on the Kremlin's website.

"To the Government of the Russian Federation... Take measures to stimulate the development and production of Russian autonomous systems and their components, increase the level of localization of their production, including the development of domestic technologies necessary to create effective autonomous systems, providing for the necessary financing, including from the federal budget," the document says.