Marine Corps Times on MSN

Marine Corps launches six drone training programs open to any MOS

Six pilot training programs and eight certifications are being established to provide fundamental skills in using both armed ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

US Marines test deadly autonomous drones that can assist crewed fighter jets

The US Air Force and the Marine Corps have heavily tested Kratos’ Valkyrie drone, officially designated the XQ-58, in recent ...
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Western soldiers are turning to Xbox controllers to fight a new kind of drone war. The pilots love them.

NOWA DĘBA, Poland — Western soldiers are using off-the-shelf Xbox controllers to pilot $15,000 interceptor drones that are combat-proven in Ukraine and now part of NATO's toolbox for battling a ...
AOL

Who makes the best combat drone pilots? Ukrainian drone schools say it's young, tech-loving gamers and people used to staring at screens

Being used to staring at screens for a long time helps too. The schools train soldiers fighting against Russia's invasion, and the West is watching Ukraine's lessons. Ukraine's drone schools say it's ...
Business Insider

Backpack drones with lasers are taking a critical job from multimillion-dollar aircraft and protecting pilots in the process

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