The Lithuanian government plans to open nine drone training centers across the nation to teach more than 22,000 people — including children as young as eight years old — how to build and fly drones to counter any future threats from Russia.

Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė touted the plan as a way to bolster the NATO member nation’s security in the face of Russian aggression against Eastern Europe, where drone warfare has become the standout method of attack and defense in the modern era.

“We plan that 15,500 adults and 7,000 children will acquire drone control skills by 2028,” Šakalienė said in a statement. 4

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Government officials noted that the program will be adapted to different age groups, which begins at the third- and fourth-grade level where students will learn to bui

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