Russia Today Showcases 'Combat Drone School' Where Russian Military Personnel Train To Operate Chinese Drones
The commander of Russia's "combat drone school for Chinese UAVs," a military training center for operators of Chinese drones, described the center's operations in a video posted on May 26, 2025, on Russia Today via X. He said the center trains military personnel as FPV (first-person view) drone operators, DJI Mavic operators, and sappers, and outlined the training process.
Commander: "Our training center trains military personnel for the FPV drone operator program, we also train Mavic operators and also train sappers.
"Our training center was formed on October 1, 2024. During this time, we have already trained more than 120 pilots. The training period for an FPV drone operator takes three weeks, and for a Mavic operator it takes one week. Now we are in the flight class, the first flight class. Here, when the military personnel first arrive, they immediately begin practicing fine motor skills, the skills that we need, on the simulator, that is on laptops. We have a computer class here. We also have one flight class where practical flights on small-sized drones take place on a special site, which also provides for the development of practical skills. We are now going to conduct a training flight."
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