The front page of the Stars and Stripes reports that a photo shows a soldier operating a small drone on a shooting range on August 18 at the Hampshire Advanced Lethality Course in Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Drone Crash Course. The Army has introduced a new course as part of its effort to equip troops with the ability to master operational technologies.
I am trying to make soldiers on the battlefield as proficient in using drones during combat as their opponents. Therefore, we are moving from the battlefield to the classroom to standardize training for this game-changing aircraft.
"This course is a catch-up," said Captain Rachel Martin in an Army statement on Monday. After 20 to 25 hours of simulator training, they will transition to actual flight training. The course was set up from scratch in just 90 days before its launch at the Army's Center of Excellence for Aviation.
Students will also learn how to use 3D printing to make and repair drone parts. According to the statement, the course aims to establish a centralized library of print files for them to take back to their units.
The first 28 students of the Fort Rucker Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course have been undergoing training this month to refine various skills. Soldiers attending the three-week course will first use off-the-shelf commercial drones and simulation software to develop their drone operation skills.
"In the end, we hope that students can manufacture and flexibly use drones." "We are behind globally, and this is our positive attempt to close the gap." Martin, the course director, pushed for this project.
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