Moscow Military District’s counter-UAV center trains over thousand specialists
The center trains cadets with combat experience, as well as service members who have signed their first contract with the Russian Army’s Unmanned Systems Forces
MOSCOW, April 29. /TASS/. The Moscow Military District's (MMD) Training Center for counteracting enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has trained over a thousand specialists since its opening, the district’s press service reported.
"Over the course of its operation, the Counter-UAV Training Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Moscow Military District has trained over a thousand specialists in the sphere of unmanned systems," the statement reads.
The MMD noted that the center trains cadets with combat experience, as well as service members who have signed their first contract with the Russian Army’s Unmanned Systems Forces. The training program includes general military training, training in specialized classrooms and simulators, as well as intensive practical exercises at training grounds under the guidance of instructors experienced in the use of attack and reconnaissance UAVs in combat. The training course lasts three months, during which future operators undergo a full cycle of general military training, as well as specialized training, including the theoretical foundations of drone operation, drone types, and methods of use. The cadets also master programming skills, as well as drone repair and maintenance.
"We are training versatile specialists capable of effectively operating various types of UAVs — from copters to attack drones — in any weather conditions and combat environment. It's important that both experienced soldiers and new recruits come to us, and everyone successfully masters the program. I would like to point out that we take an individual approach to each soldier in our training, and after a few weeks, we determine which type of drone they will be most effective with," noted Oleg Suslyakov, the center’s director.
According to him, during the training, cadets master both drones adopted by the Unmanned Systems Forces and drones being developed by the "people’s military-industrial complex."
The Center graduates are assigned to military units to strengthen air defenses and protect key infrastructure facilities.