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A course on the study of unmanned aerial vehicles has been introduced in higher educational institutions belonging to the Russian Navy. Cadets are introduced to the design features and technical characteristics of various types of UAVs, as well as the tactics of their combat use.
This is reported by the Izvestia newspaper, citing sources in the Russian defense ministry.
Cadets will learn how to deal with enemy drones, unmanned boats and saboteurs using UAVs. Future naval officers are trained by teachers with practical combat experience in the use of drones.
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In the Navy, unmanned aerial vehicles are used for aerial reconnaissance at sea and in the coastal zone, as well as to protect facilities and carry out attacks on the enemy.
Cadets are trained not only in the operation of drones, but also in ways to counter similar enemy equipment.
According to military expert Dmitry Boltenkov, such changes in the curriculum were predictable, since unmanned aircraft have become widely and universally used in modern combat operations.
- said the expert.
He believes that nowadays it is impossible to do without drones either at the front or on a warship.
Boltenkov also drew attention to the fact that increased requirements should be placed on the navigation systems of naval drones, since there are no landmarks on the water surface that are available on land.
- the expert noted.
