Lithuania Will Teach Schoolchildren How to Build Drones
- Lithuania will teach more than 22,000 residents, including children aged eight and up, how to build and operate drones to counter a potential Russian threat.
- Three drone training centers are set to open by September 2025, with six more planned by 2028, according to Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene.
- The plan will cost nearly $4 million and aims to strengthen defence against Russian aggression in Eastern Europe.
- The initiative is led by Lithuania's defence and education ministries, focusing on enhancing technical literacy and drone skills among the youth.
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Lithuania wants to teach kids as young as eight to fight Putin with drones - The Mirror
The first three Lithuanian drone training centres, where kids as young as eight will learn to operate the devices, will open by September with the remainder opening over the next three years
Lithuanian children will be taught how to build and operate drones, as part of the efforts of the small Baltic country to develop their ability to face any future threats from Russia.
The government has a plan to train 22,000 people, including children as young as eight, on how to build and operate drones.
The small Baltic country will teach 22,000 people, including 7,000 eight-year-olds, to build and pilot drones.
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