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title: "Russian Airports, Ports, and Energy Companies Procure Machine Gun Turrets for Drone Defense"
description: "Surgut Airport, Ust-Luga port, Kolymaenergo, and a Rosatom plant have announced tenders for thermal-imaged machine gun turrets to defend against Ukrainian drones. The purchases became possible following the May authorization for enterprise arming."
date: 2026-11-08T18:15:35.880Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/russian-enterprises-procure-machine-gun-turrets-drones
tags: [russia, ukraine-war, drones, critical-infrastructure, defense, tender, rosatom, ust-luga]
author: "Alexander Buran"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Russian Airports, Ports, and Energy Companies Procure Machine Gun Turrets for Drone Defense

![Soldier in desert camouflage and protective goggles operating a machine gun turret on armored vehicle](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/08/rossiyskie-predpriyatiya-zakupayut-pulemyotnye-tureli-ot-dronov/rossiyskie-predpriyatiya-zakupayut-pulemyotnye-tureli-ot-dronov-1.webp)

## Key Points

- Surgut Airport is purchasing a turret with two paired machine guns for 909,000 rubles
- Ust-Luga port is seeking a supplier for three machine gun turrets worth 8.9 million rubles
- Kolymaenergo acquired a Degtyaryov machine gun turret to protect the Kolyma HPP
- In May 2026, Russian enterprises were permitted to independently acquire anti-drone weapons
- Putin signed a decree on transferring critical infrastructure to state management for insufficient protection

Major Russian critical infrastructure enterprises have begun independently purchasing armed turret systems to counter Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing tender platform data and the publication «Sibir.Realii». Among the buyers are Surgut Airport, Ust-Luga port, the energy company Kolymaenergo, and the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex, which is part of Rosatom's structure.

### Tenders for Armed Modules

JSC «Surgut Airport» has announced a procurement for a turret system — a special module with a movable base for mounting a machine gun. According to the tender documentation, the complex must be equipped with two paired machine guns, a thermal imaging sight, a remote control monitor, and an external uninterruptible power source. The expected purchase cost is 909,000 rubles. The Ust-Luga administration of the North-West Basin Branch of FSUE «Rosmorport», responsible for the security of the port in Ust-Luga, is looking for a supplier of three machine gun turrets with thermal imaging sights and monitors. They plan to spend 8.9 million rubles on this procurement. Ust-Luga port has repeatedly been the target of Ukrainian drone attacks.

### Energy and Industry in the South and East

PJSC «Kolymaenergo» has also joined in strengthening anti-drone protection. The company acquired a turret for a Degtyaryov handheld machine gun, which mobile fire groups plan to use to protect the facility in the settlement of Sinegorye, Yagodninsky District, Magadan Oblast. The Kolyma HPP is located at the same address. In addition, in November, the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex, part of Rosatom, announced its intention to purchase a turret system.

### Legal Basis: From Weaponry Permits to Putin's Decree

As early as May 2026, Russian media reported that enterprises in the Russian Federation were allowed to purchase weapons to defend against enemy drones. Available countermeasures mentioned included electronic warfare systems, interceptor drones, turret installations, and artillery. Amid ongoing Armed Forces of Ukraine attacks in 2026, Vladimir Putin signed a decree providing for the possibility of transferring critical infrastructure facilities to state management. Such a measure can be applied if owners have failed to provide adequate protection against drones and other threats or have not restored the facility after an attack. The document applies to fuel and energy complex facilities, municipal, transport, and logistics infrastructure, as well as industrial enterprises.

### Context: Strikes on Refineries and Response Measures

The procurement of armed turrets amid growing Ukrainian drone activity is becoming a forced self-defense measure for Russian business. Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that one of Russia's largest refineries came under a new AFU strike. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's team, in turn, has outlined the next list of response measures to Russia's strikes. Thus, the trend toward decentralizing anti-terrorism and anti-drone protection at the level of individual enterprises in Russia is being consolidated both legislatively and through actual procurement.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Большие российские предприятия планируют самостоятельно отбиваться от атак ВСУ](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/veliki-rosiyski-pidpriemstva-planuyut-samostiyno-1794159591.html) - Tender data regarding Surgut, Ust-Luga, Kolymaenergo, and AEHK; Putin's decree; permit for enterprise arming in May 2026.

## FAQ

### Which specific enterprises purchased machine gun turrets?

Among the customers are JSC «Surgut Airport», the Ust-Luga administration of «Rosmorport», PJSC «Kolymaenergo», and the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex (a Rosatom structure).

### How much do the turret procurements cost?

Surgut Airport plans to spend 909,000 rubles on a complex with two paired machine guns, while Ust-Luga port plans to spend 8.9 million rubles on three turrets with thermal sights.

### On what grounds can Russian enterprises procure weapons?

In May 2026, enterprises in the Russian Federation were permitted to purchase weapons for drone defense, including turret installations, electronic warfare systems, interceptor drones, and artillery.

### What does Putin's decree on critical infrastructure provide for?

The decree allows critical infrastructure objects to be transferred to state management if owners have not provided proper protection against drones or have not restored the facility after an attack.