Ujah Glory
4 June,2025.
Russia has officially integrated drone operations into its national school curriculum, introducing the country’s first state-approved textbook on unmanned aerial vehicles for 8th and 9th graders as part of a broader technical education initiative.
Developed by drone manufacturer Geoscan and publisher Prosveshcheniye, the course covers UAV classifications, design, electronics, piloting, autonomous programming, and career paths, aiming to build practical skills through 34 academic hours within the “Robotics” module of the Labor (Technology) subject.
This education push aligns with Russia’s strategic goal to train 1 million drone operators by 2030 amid intensified drone use in the Ukraine conflict, while raising concerns internationally due to military applications and connections to President Putin’s family and sanctioned companies.
“This is currently the only school publication on unmanned aircraft systems that has passed state expertise,” said drone maker Geoscan.
Titled “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: 8th and 9th Grades,” the textbook was added to Russia’s federal education curriculum and will be taught as part of the robotics section in Tech Ed classes.
“We approached the creation of this textbook… based on 14 years of experience in drone development and eight years in educational robotics,” said Mikhail Lutsky, head of educational projects at Geoscan. “This isn’t dry theory — it’s tested material that we’ve turned into an understandable, ready-to-use course.”
Geoscan published the textbook in 2024 in partnership with Prosveshcheniye, Russia’s largest schoolbook publisher. The text book was approved by Russian Education Ministry in February, 2025.
In 2023, some 30,000 university students in Moscow and St. Petersburg began taking drone operation courses, while schoolchildren were introduced to basic combat drone skills as part of military training.
Both Russia and Ukraine have made extensive use of combat drones since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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