{"id":25713,"date":"2026-03-25T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/2026\/03\/student-uav-pilot-tournament-skyfall\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T09:05:10","slug":"student-uav-pilot-tournament-skyfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/03\/student-uav-pilot-tournament-skyfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Student drone racing tournament held in Kyiv: how it went"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final of Kyiv Drone Racing, a student UAV piloting tournament, took place in a hangar at the National Aviation University \u201cKyiv Aviation Institute\u201d. More than 30 teams took part in the competition. The hosts \u2014 team KAI DRC-1 \u2014 took first place, completing a course with over 10 obstacles in a record 36.41 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All participants competed on equal footing, piloting Ukrainian-made SHRIKE drones by <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/skyfall\/\">SkyFall<\/a>. The competition\u2019s technical regulations were developed by instructors from the SkyFall Academy \u2014 a Ministry of Defence-certified training centre that has trained over 20,000 military drone pilots, technicians and instructors on <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/vampire\/\">VAMPIRE<\/a>, SHRIKE and P1-SUN UAVs. Judges included instructors and experienced military drone operators, among them an FPV pilot with the callsign \u201cJustin\u201d from the SBS \u201cRAROG\u201d brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top three teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 KAI DRC-1 (Kyiv Aviation Institute) \u2014 0:36.41<br>\u2013 PROFPV (Kyiv Polytechnic Lyceum, KPI) \u2014 0:41.06<br>\u2013 KAI DRC-4 (Kyiv Aviation Institute) \u2014 0:43.96<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All winners received prizes to help improve their piloting skills. The top three teams also received certificates for an advanced training course on P1-SUN FPV <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/interceptor-drones\/\">interceptor drones<\/a> at the SkyFall Academy. In addition, each team was given a SHRIKE drone to continue training at their institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"25689\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kygoz08lfnvgm1nysv8i-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kygoz08lfnvgm1nysv8i-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kygoz08lfnvgm1nysv8i-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kygoz08lfnvgm1nysv8i-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kygoz08lfnvgm1nysv8i.webp 1054w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here and further \u2014 photos from the competition provided by the organisers. Scroll through the gallery to view all images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"25691\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ndtxsbzyqcvxcarj9cs1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ndtxsbzyqcvxcarj9cs1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ndtxsbzyqcvxcarj9cs1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ndtxsbzyqcvxcarj9cs1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ndtxsbzyqcvxcarj9cs1.webp 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"25687\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irvsj05ebohcqep3myog-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irvsj05ebohcqep3myog-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irvsj05ebohcqep3myog-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irvsj05ebohcqep3myog-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/irvsj05ebohcqep3myog.webp 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"25685\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ialrafmjihgj5xqe6ofj-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ialrafmjihgj5xqe6ofj-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ialrafmjihgj5xqe6ofj-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ialrafmjihgj5xqe6ofj-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ialrafmjihgj5xqe6ofj.webp 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"25693\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xhbtlqs5efrnhki00ae6-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xhbtlqs5efrnhki00ae6-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xhbtlqs5efrnhki00ae6-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xhbtlqs5efrnhki00ae6-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/xhbtlqs5efrnhki00ae6.webp 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"25683\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hi1qn6vk8yros7bszt2e-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hi1qn6vk8yros7bszt2e-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hi1qn6vk8yros7bszt2e-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hi1qn6vk8yros7bszt2e-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hi1qn6vk8yros7bszt2e.webp 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"25698\" src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c06mq1vhsoqlyvdlzchw-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c06mq1vhsoqlyvdlzchw-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c06mq1vhsoqlyvdlzchw-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c06mq1vhsoqlyvdlzchw-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c06mq1vhsoqlyvdlzchw-1.webp 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competition was initiated by the Kyiv Aviation Institute in partnership with defence tech company SkyFall and LAB418, with support from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KAI rector Kseniia Semenova said the university\u2019s strategic goal is to develop into a research institution in which students engage with technology and defence tech from their first year. \u201cThat is why, together with SkyFall, we are preparing to launch a joint radio frequency technology lab,\u201d she said. \u201cIt will be a space where students can study frequencies and signals using modern oscilloscopes and develop their own projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A SkyFall representative noted that around 100 participants took part in the tournament, highlighting the strong future of Ukraine\u2019s drone industry. According to him, such competitions help shape a new generation of Ukrainian engineers and UAV operators who will play a key role in the country\u2019s security and economy.<\/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 has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/03\/defender-media-birthday-fundraising\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Defender Media turns one. We\u2019re raising UAH 500,000 for interceptor drones for the 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyiv Aviation Institute and SkyFall to launch joint radio frequency lab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[579,164,1105],"class_list":["post-25713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-education","tag-fpv","tag-skyfall","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Student drone racing tournament held in Kyiv: how it went<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kyiv Aviation Institute and SkyFall to launch joint radio frequency lab. 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