China Trains Young Drone Operators for FPV Kamikaze Missions

New footage shows intensive Chinese military training in mountainous Yunnan Province, where operators are being taught advanced FPV, first-person-view, drone piloting. The drills focus on difficult terrain maneuvering, dropping explosives, and carrying out kamikaze attacks with suicide drones.

The report says the operators use VR goggles for an immersive, highly precise control experience, including in dense urban environments. Online reactions have described the development as a “pure nightmare,” with some commenters noting that people once seen as children shut in rooms with video games are now becoming deadly battlefield operators. One user wrote, “Fate loves irony.”

The strategy is said to draw direct inspiration from the war in Ukraine, where cheap drones have bypassed advanced defenses and destroyed expensive targets. The article says China’s approach reflects a modern battlefield in which keyboards and joysticks can become remote, lethal weapons.

The piece also notes debate over what comes next. Some experts say AI could soon fly these drones autonomously, making human training unnecessary, while others point to China’s enormous industrial capacity, which already allows it to mass-produce drones and equip units with advanced technology at scale.