The Pentagon trains Ukrainian soldiers to use armed drones against Russian forces.
The Pentagon is training Ukrainian soldiers in the U.S. to use armed drones to attack Russian tanks and other armored vehicles.
The U.S. defense secretary disclosed the training for the first time in House testimony on Tuesday and Pentagon officials offered more details on Wednesday.
The Pentagon announced last month that it was sending 100 Switchblade drones to Ukraine as part of a $800 million military aid package to Ukraine.
Military officials call the weapon the “kamikaze drone” because it can be flown directly at a tank or a group of troops and is destroyed when it hits the target and explodes.
When Pentagon officials realized that about a dozen Ukrainian soldiers had arrived in the U.S. on an assignment that was scheduled before the February invasion, they decided to give the troops a quick course. By the time they arrive back home in the coming days, the Switchblades will be waiting for them.
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