High-quality training of UAV operators requires changes to state regulations - roundtable discussion

Large-scale and high-quality training of UAV operators requires changes to the Ministry of Defense regulations and implementation of relevant state standards

In addition to increasing the production of various unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), it is imperative to increase the number of trained UAV operators who will have the appropriate state certificates and will be able to effectively destroy Russian occupiers and conduct aerial reconnaissance. To achieve this, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine needs to amend some of its regulations and, with the participation of UAV manufacturers, training centers and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, develop and approve appropriate state training programs and certification of trained UAV operators. In addition, local governments and military administrations can and should play an important role in solving this problem.

This was discussed at the roundtable "Actual Problems of UAV Operators Training" held on December 19 at the state news agency Ukrinform at the initiative of the online analytical publication KyivVlada.

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Recently, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at a press conference that one million FPV drones will be produced in Ukraine next year. Prior to that, the President emphasized that protecting Ukraine from the Russian Federation is everyone's business, especially those in the rear, including local governments.

At the same time, since the main customer of UAVs is the Ministry of Defense at the request of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the