MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Russia’s Northern Fleet recruits have conducted drone training, the fleet’s press service reported.
"At a military practice area in the Murmansk Region, another group of Northern Fleet servicemen completed training in the specialty of unmanned aerial system operators," the statement says.
According to the press service, the first stage of training for the recruits included theory. "The servicemen studied drones’ tactical and technical characteristics, the software used, the design, peculiarities of operation, including in various temperature environments, as well as methods of countering enemy electronic warfare systems," according to the press service.
The next stage of training included simulator training, where future UAV operators practiced piloting techniques, performing both simple free-flight and complex flights along routes with confined spaces.
"After receiving clearance for practical flights, quadcopter and FPV drone operators practiced various flight missions and routes, continuously monitoring telemetry and technical parameters of unmanned aerial systems," the Northern Fleet reported, referring to the third stage of recruits’ training.
It added that the service members also honed their skills in 3D printing of various quadcopter and FPV drone parts and tried their hand at repairing them. "Training for unmanned aerial system operators in the Northern Fleet is conducted by instructors with combat experience in the special military operation zone," the press service emphasized.