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In Militarizing Push, Russian School Children To Build Drones (www.rferl.org)

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Russia will soon teach high school students how to build and fly drones, which have become a key weapon in the war between Moscow and Kyiv.

“Right now, there’s a huge demand from both the state and society for unmanned aerial systems,” said Mikhail Lutskiy, head of educational projects at Geoscan Group, the leading drone manufacturer in Russia.

Russia last year launched a nationwide project called Unmanned Aerial Systems to promote both the domestic production of drones and preparation of drone pilots and other specialists starting with high school students.

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[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Russia will soon teach high school students how to build and fly drones, which have become a key weapon in the war between Moscow and Kyiv.

Russia last year launched a nationwide project called Unmanned Aerial Systems to promote both the domestic production of drones and preparation of drone pilots and other specialists starting with high school students.

Seems to remind me of Hitler Youth for some reason... 🤷‍♂️

🤡 🖕 💩

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Thats what soviets did too. There were classes for gun assembly and shooting practice and its not a new thing.

I don't think military skill prep is a bad thing for small countries but coming from current ruzi administration is certainly is a bit on the nose. As in "training kids to terrorize country they invaded with semi-autonomous remote weapons" just doesn't ring the same as "military prep in case of invasion"

[–] ShoeThrower@lemmy.zip 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Are we forgetting that the US has JROTC in schools? Literally training kids for the military...

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Yes and they literally have a drone competition. It's the exact same thing as russia.

https://www.ncatech.org/faa_events/2024-national-jrotc-all-service-aerial-drone-championship/

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Ummm no! Our drones have crosses on them because Jesus is king.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

That's very interesting TIL

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Teaching kids war is good in any case. Teaching kids that war is good is bad.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 0 points 21 hours ago

Yeah tbh I agree with you. These lessons should be left for adults no matter how you look at this issue.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gave me brave brew world vibes since they are essentially raising them up to be the foot soldier class. It would be even easier to draft them

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Child soldiers are not Brave New World. More like shit old world.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 18 hours ago

Gotta wake up to the reality that USA is doing the exact same thing.