{"id":101011,"date":"2026-09-09T12:14:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=101011"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:16:25","slug":"f-drones-victory-drones-engineering-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/09\/f-drones-victory-drones-engineering-course\/","title":{"rendered":"F-Drones and Victory Drones announce free engineering course for military personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/f-drones\/\">F-Drones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/victory-drones\/\">Victory Drones<\/a> have announced a three-week intensive engineering course on the technical operation of UAVs. The training will take place in person in Kyiv and is open exclusively to military personnel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/victorydrones.ua\/posts\/pfbid02nKs7EHh57KkYQqsHJ7BzbgrmPeeyT6gJgzSTS3czdTPLLHzNxUUQ6oa6ZjXqkW7Cl?__cft__[0]=AZinFaUWxS3rHTW-3WVjOBapAq2kgo_pXpNPRSWdJFvPgTS4CdwprnNjzzisTEa7HyzNS7o8lhzOYRXJZ2DN3oMxg2uqA7k8_jAx0V4DgVLV6hpAmY4n2SYZgHMaoCKHa13fEa-dgiw&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">according to<\/a> Victory Drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course is free of charge. The programme covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/fpv\/\">FPV drone<\/a> architecture, soldering and power systems;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>radio communications, antennas and video signals;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>working with Betaflight and ArduPilot;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>optical stabilisation boards, data logging, PID tuning and filtering;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3D printing, comprehensive fault diagnosis and repairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training will place considerable emphasis on field practice. To participate, applicants must first complete an online engineering course and pass an entrance assessment. The organisers will provide details of these stages after <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfZTeTu5kvhMwGwtEvoaT8w5iFFoaorH1ITLPRHEnZ7eblYOg\/viewform\">registration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants will also receive certificates upon completion, which they can use to obtain a military occupational speciality (MOS) through an external assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/08\/f-drones-unveils-f5\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> F-Drones unveils F5, a five-inch FPV strike drone for frontline operations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Participants will also receive certificates upon completion, which can be used to obtain a military occupational 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