The master training on the use of unmanned aviation for the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus has been completed
From September 15 to 19, 2025, a master training on the use of unmanned aviation for disaster prevention and response was held in Almaty and the Almaty region.
The event was organized by the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction with the support of the International Civil Defence Organization and the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The master training was attended by 16 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic.
The training enabled specialists from the three countries to exchange theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the use of UAVs.
According to the program of the master training, in addition to the theoretical part, competitions were held among the participants in five disciplines: “search for victims in natural and man-made environments,” “testing,” “drone assembly,” and “search on water.”
As a result of the competitions, third place went to the team consisting of representatives of the Almaty Region Department of Emergency Situations (Seiynurov M.) and ROSO (Umetbekov M.). Second place was taken by the team of representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan (Gasimov I.) and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic (Noruzbaev Zh.). The winners were the team of representatives from the Almaty City Department of Emergency Situations (Akhmadi A.) and ROSO (Äbdıqadır S.).
The winners were awarded diplomas and cups, while all participants received certificates from the International Civil Defence Organization confirming the successful completion of the training courses.
The master training provided participants with an opportunity to strengthen their professional potential and improve their skills in using UAVs for victim search, assessing the operational situation at the site of an emergency, studying terrain features, as well as monitoring mudflow, avalanche, landslide, and flood situations.
