Belousov announced the creation of "Unmanned Systems Troops" in the Russian Armed Forces

The Russian Armed Forces (AF) will form a new branch of troops - "Unmanned Systems Troops". This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Belousov on December 16 at an enlarged meeting of the board of the Russian Defense Ministry.

"In accordance with the instruction of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, it is proposed to form a new branch of troops - "Unmanned Systems Troops". With your decision, we will complete their creation in the third quarter of next year," Belousov said during a speech at a meeting of the Defense Ministry board.

According to him, their creation will be completed in the third quarter of 2025.

Belousov also said that Russian air defense (air defense) means showed high efficiency during the special operation.

"In general, air defense means during the special operation showed high efficiency," the minister said.

Earlier during the meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was necessary to increase the production of drones. No less important, according to the head of state, is to train UAV operators, to train them under programs developed on the basis of combat experience.

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Earlier, on July 30, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said that about 4,000 units of drones are used daily in the NWO area. During a meeting with the military, in which he participated, it was noted that the use of drones helps reduce personnel losses and gives the opportunity to observe directly the tasks themselves.

On July 8, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a strategic session on the national project "Unmanned Aviation Systems" that Russia will increase production of unmanned vehicles more than five times by 2030.

On January 11, the Russian president said that Russia needs to be ahead of the curve in the development of UAVs.

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