Kazakhstan’s government has approved a comprehensive plan to develop unmanned systems in 2026–2029. Government Resolution No. 898 was adopted on October 13, 2026.
The plan aims to coordinate regulation, build digital and physical infrastructure, and encourage domestic production. Its implementation involves 18 government agencies, regional administrations, development institutions and quasi-public companies. The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development will coordinate the work.
By 2029, the government plans to introduce a unified digital platform for unmanned aircraft systems and automated traffic management for drones. The service is expected to handle applications, aircraft registration and records, and flight-route approvals.
The plan prioritizes local production of hardware components and secure domestic software. It also sets targets to train at least 1,000 specialists and establish at least two research and development centres and specialist laboratories with universities and international technology companies.
The measures include updating educational programmes, opening school aeromodelling classrooms and issuing operator certificates through specialised public service centres. Some government oversight functions related to the operation and circulation of unmanned systems are also to be transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The plan envisages using unmanned systems in agriculture, energy, mining and metallurgy, logistics, utilities, emergency monitoring and environmental work. It also covers vertiports, drone ports and automated charging stations. A pilot project to test autonomous freight transport is planned for 2027–2028.
