Lithuania to give children drone training to counter Russia threat
Briefly

Lithuania is implementing a new program to educate over 22,000 individuals, including schoolchildren, in drone operation and building to respond to potential threats from Russia. The initiative, launched by the defense and education ministries, will target various age groups, with younger students learning to pilot simple drones and secondary students designing and constructing advanced drones. The government intends to invest 3.3 million on equipment for this training, forecasting that by 2028, 15,500 adults and 7,000 children will have acquired drone control skills.
In Lithuania, the government plans to spend 3.3m on specialist equipment, including first-person-view drones and mobile apps for training on unmanned aerial vehicles.
The government aims for 15,500 adults and 7,000 children to acquire drone control skills by 2028 as part of a civil resistance training initiative.
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