The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is doubling down on battlefield-ready drone skills, launching a new effort to train commandos to build and fly their own first-person-view (FPV) drones.
The initiative calls for a contractor to run a 10-day course, teaching up to six operators to assemble, operate, and maintain FPV drones twice a year.
This push responds to lessons from recent conflicts, especially between Ukraine and Russia, where small, low-cost FPV drones proved indispensable on the frontlines.
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