Unmanned technologies for emergency prevention and response: cadets of the Academy of Civil Defense of the MES of Kazakhstan have mastered working with UAVs

From November 5 to 7, 2025, the Academy of Civil Defense of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted a joint training session between the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction and the Academy on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the prevention and elimination of natural and man-made emergencies.

The training was conducted as part of long-term cooperation between the Center and the Academy aimed at introducing innovative technologies and developing the professional competencies of future rescuers.

The program included theoretical training, practical flights, and post-flight processing of data obtained using UAVs. Participants learned how to use specialized software to create orthophotomaps, three-dimensional models of buildings and terrain, and analyze images in the multispectral spectrum.

During the training, 40 fourth-year cadets of the Academy of Civil Defense acquired skills in mission planning, controlling various types of drones, conducting aerial photography, and interpreting data to assess the consequences of emergencies.

Particular attention was paid to the use of drones in monitoring flood-prone and mudslide-prone areas, as well as ensuring flight safety and regulatory control of the use of unmanned systems.

At the end of the training, representatives of the Center and the Academy noted its high practical significance and expressed their readiness to continue joint work in the field of training, innovation, and exchange of experience between national and international civil protection structures.

Such events help to strengthen human resources, improve the readiness of rescue units to respond to modern challenges, and train a new generation of specialists proficient in the digital tools and technologies of the future.