From maintenance to flying one-way missions to strike the enemy, soldiers have progressed their skills from flying to fighting with drones for the first time.

First Person View (FPV) Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) provide a precision strike capability on the battlefield and are being used to great effect by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Flown using a virtual reality headset and carrying small explosive charges, the manoeuvrability of FPV UAS means they can punch above their weight and cost, such as flying through an open hatch to destroy an armoured vehicle by exploding inside it.

We’re teaching soldiers from the ground up how to configure and fly FPV UAS and then how to fight with them, working as a team alongside reconnaissance drones to find and strike targets.

COLOUR SERGEANT DANNY W

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