MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Drones production in Russia may grow by five times earlier than 2030, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said at the meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

"Finally, as regards the drone National Project being implemented since January of this year, the main target is to provide for fivefold production growth, reach the 70% independence level by 2030," Manturov said.

"As we see today, the technology is being mastered, and I think it will occur even earlier," the official added.