Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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The Russian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Troops are recruiting young men and women to serve as FPV drone operators and other specialists.
Priority will be given to those with experience in information technology, electronics, radio engineering, or related fields; drone pilots, eSports athletes, aircraft modelers, programmers, radio technicians, auto mechanics, and gamers.
Opportunities for students:
Granting academic leave; a contract of 1 year with 2 months of training; dismissal upon expiration of the contract; admission to higher education institutions without competition and on a budgetary basis (master's and postgraduate programs); military mortgage.
Educational requirements:
Higher, secondary vocational, secondary general, or basic general education — for specialists operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and FPV drones of the copter and fixed-wing types; higher, secondary vocational, or secondary general education — for specialists operating fixed-wing UAV systems; higher or secondary vocational education — for aviation personnel. Other requirements: the ability to concentrate for long periods, make quick decisions, and respond promptly to changing circumstances; good physical fitness and health.
Within two months, the recruit will acquire engineering skills and also learn:
Repair unmanned systems (circuitry, soldering, working with devices that analyze electrical circuit and antenna performance); configure and program unmanned systems; perform basic programming, work in 3D modeling and 3D printing using specialized software; pilot various types of unmanned systems: air, land, surface, and underwater; work with commercial UAVs (firmware, configuration, maintenance, repair); build IP networks; establish radio communications; understand topographic maps; operate vehicles.
Upon conclusion of the contract, the one-time federal payment is 400 thousand rubles.
St. Petersburg's one-time regional payment from 2026 is 2.6 million rubles.
One-time regional payment to the Leningrad Region — 2 million rubles.
Monthly allowance – from 210 thousand rubles (for a private) additional payments for completing combat missions: from 5,000 to 500,000 rubles.
Payments are transferred to the Mir card automatically.
You can read more about the service of unmanned systems in the military Here.
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