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Presumably many netizens have seen the tragic situation of the Ukrainian army or the Russian army being targeted by drones, while you are not paying attention, you suddenly pounce and explode, you can't dodge, you can't reach it, you can't reach it, it's elusive, it's terrifying, it's just a shadowy "death". It is precisely in view of the huge role of drones in the war that Russia has repeatedly increased the production of its domestic "first-person view suicide drones" (FPV), Russian Defense Minister Belousov recently announced that Russia can currently produce about 4,000 FPV drones per day, compared with 1,000 per day at the end of last year, and the production capacity is "amazingly increased".
United Kingdom's "Jane's Defense Weekly" has reported that after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Kremlin has been promoting the development and manufacture of FPV suicide drones, and has established production centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol and other places. The "Bulgaria Military" website also pointed out that in order to increase the production of FPV drones in the Russian army, Moscow has developed a set of "production guidelines" to establish a unified supply chain for large-scale production, replacing DIY drones assembled from bulk parts imported from Shenzhen and other places in China, which has achieved good results. At the beginning of the year, many experts predicted that Russia's production of FPV drones this year would be about 1.25 million, which is roughly consistent with the daily production data provided by Russia's Defense Minister Belousov.
As more and more suicide FPV drones enter the equipment sequence of the Russian army, the Russian army also needs more FPV drone operators. In this regard, the Russian Ministry of Defense pointed out in a 2023 report that 3,500 FPV drone operators are currently being trained, in addition to the Russian side claiming that 1,700 FPV drone operators are "being trained".
The main reason why Russia attaches so much importance to the production of drones and focuses on training their operators is that "drones, especially economical FPV drones, have a significant impact on the ongoing conflict." For example, a Russian military tactical instructor told RIA Novosti that in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a Russian FPV suicide drone operator "eliminated more than 300 Ukraine fighters", which is more than the Soviet hero sniper Vasily · Zaitsev, who "sniped more than 240 German Nazi soldiers in World War II."
The instructor also pointed out that FPV drone operators have more advantages than snipers, such as "short training cycle", training an FPV drone operator only takes 2-3 weeks, and training a qualified sniper "takes at least 6 months"; In addition, the sniper must "stealthily approach the line of battle, find a hidden position, be patient, and then retreat after killing the target", while the drone operator only needs to operate the drone to attack in a quiet room, with a wider field of view than a sniper, easier to capture the fighter, and no need to worry about his own safety.
In addition to this, the instructor said that snipers can only call on high-value targets, such as enemy commanders and officers, while drone operators can attack not only hordes of enemies, but also enemies in fortifications and trenches, and even enemy tanks, "with a wider range of engagement than snipers." Zakharov, the developer of the Russia "scalpel" drone, has said that only the Type 51 small "scalpel" drone can destroy the Western "Leopard-2" A6 main battle tank, "which is very unexpected, but almost all kills are achieved by small drones at present."
As we all know, similar to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the mainland is also facing a possible war in the Taiwan Strait, especially facing urban warfare and offensive battles similar to those of the Russian army. In the conflict, the Russian army found that the use of cheap FPV suicide drones can effectively destroy the enemy, and even the opponent's heavy equipment, with an excellent cost-effectiveness ratio, and its strategic value far exceeds that of snipers, and once a "swarm" is formed, it is even more unstoppable. The mainland should also learn from this experience and start training a large number of drone operators, even if it is not needed for the time being, it can also train a large number of operators in the civilian sector by organizing FPV drone competitions to prepare for war.