{"id":35551,"date":"2024-09-02T16:09:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T20:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ukraine-unveiled-a-brand-new-drone-military-unit-with-the-goal-of-specializing-soldiers-in-operating-unmanned-systems\/02\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T16:09:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T20:09:05","slug":"ukraine-unveiled-a-brand-new-drone-military-unit-with-the-goal-of-specializing-soldiers-in-operating-unmanned-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ukraine-unveiled-a-brand-new-drone-military-unit-with-the-goal-of-specializing-soldiers-in-operating-unmanned-systems\/02\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine unveiled a brand new drone military unit with the goal of specializing soldiers in operating unmanned systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>Ukraine presented its new unit dedicated to drone operations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The unit, named Typhoon, will focus on training soldiers to operate a variety of unmanned systems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Typhoon will provide operational support to combat brigades.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ukraine announced a new military unit focused solely on drones.<\/p>\n<p>The move speaks to the continued <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/russias-unjammable-wired-drones-arent-end-all-game-changer-2024-8?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:dominance of unmanned systems in the war;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">dominance of unmanned systems in the war<\/a> and the need to train soldiers to learn and adapt to the challenges of drone operations.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/mil.in.ua\/en\/news\/a-unit-of-special-purpose-unmanned-systems-typhoon-has-been-created-in-ukraine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:presented;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">presented<\/a> the first details of Typhoon, a special operations unit within the National Guard of Ukraine focused on unmanned systems, at the Art Ukraine Gallery over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The National Guard, like all components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, is also developing in the direction of unmanned systems,&#8221; Lt. Col. Maksym Skylar, head of the Ukrainian National Guard&#8217;s Department of Unmanned Systems, said, per state news agency <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.ua\/rubric-ato\/3900586-u-stolici-vidbulasa-prezentacia-novogo-pidrozdilu-bezpilotnih-sistem-tajfun.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ukrinform;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Ukrinform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the steps in this development is the expansion of unmanned systems units, namely a separate detachment that will perform its tasks only with unmanned systems of various types,&#8221; Skylar added.<\/p>\n<p>A video shared online by Ukraine showed members of the unit holding drones and wearing operator headsets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"3f50ef2d-8977-5372-b6ea-a075b12a42b5\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rg1vrGVMx-M?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0412 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456 \u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0456\u043b \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u201c\u0422\u0430\u0439\u0444\u0443\u043d\u201d\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rg1vrGVMx-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Members of Typhoon&#8217;s team were also present to detail the unit&#8217;s plans, including a focus on providing operational support to combat brigades and learning how to use the latest unmanned systems.<\/p>\n<p>Mykhailo Kmytyuk, the unit&#8217;s commander, said a major benefit of the unit was training soldiers on how to operate a variety of drones. Kmytyuk also called on desirable candidates, including gamers and engineers, to join the unit&#8217;s efforts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LMaRw8lyEXeYZAfKfXzlqg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/cbf155834d05897239c1188adb323e39\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/l0boLzAz.REMXu20E953ig--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/cbf155834d05897239c1188adb323e39\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade testing new military equipment including FPV drones on a training area in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.<span class=\"copyright\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The specialized unit comes as the drone race between Russia and Ukraine heats up.<\/p>\n<p>Drones have seen <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/us-military-isnt-ready-drones-potential-biggest-threat-next-battlefield-2024-5?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:massive use throughout the war;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">massive use throughout the war<\/a>, whether operators use them for <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/drone-footage-in-ukraine-twists-perception-of-the-war-shows-2023-12?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reconnaissance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">reconnaissance<\/a> or <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-using-cheap-drones-stop-expensive-russian-spy-ones-experts-2024-8?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:surprise strikes on tanks and unsuspecting troops;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">surprise strikes on tanks and unsuspecting troops<\/a>. But electronic warfare \u2014 more specifically, signal jamming \u2014 has ravaged drones&#8217; effectiveness on the battlefield, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-special-forces-drone-tech-no-gps-russia-cant-jam-2024-5?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:scrambling the operator's connection to their system;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">scrambling the operator&#8217;s connection to their system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, evidence surfaced of <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/russia-fiber-optic-unjammable-drones-fix-a-big-problem-war-2024-8?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Russia using a fiber-optic wired drone in combat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Russia using a fiber-optic wired drone in combat<\/a>. The wired connection was seen as an effective countermeasure EW and signal jamming. Autonomous drones have also been used by both sides as an adaptation to this, too.<\/p>\n<p>But the adaptations are just the latest in a long saga as both sides develop new unmanned systems to maintain an edge. Experts and top war watchers have described it as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-russia-locked-cat-and-mouse-game-drone-production-official-2024-6?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:cat-and-mouse game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">cat-and-mouse game<\/a>, emphasizing the importance both Russia and Ukraine are placing on developing new and effective drone forces.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-typhoon-military-unit-drone-operations-training-2024-9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Business Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/ukraine-unveiled-brand-drone-military-180839271.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine presented its new unit dedicated to drone operations. 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