AUTHORED PROGRAM “INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN MILITARY AFFAIRS: UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (UAV) AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) EQUIPMENT” IN THE CONTEXT OF INITIAL MILITARY TRAINING

Abstract

In the conditions of a full-scale war ongoing in Ukraine, military-patriotic education is becoming an integral part of the educational process, acquiring strategic importance for the formation of national consciousness and defense capabilities of the younger generation. Responding to today’s demands, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MES) is forming documents that define the goal, objectives and principles of national-patriotic education, clearly outlining the role of its military-patriotic component. The authors analyzed the Law of Ukraine “On Education”, the State Standards of Complete Secondary Education, orders of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MES) concerning issues of national-patriotic education of children and youth. The regulatory and legal regulation of the creation of author’s programs and the methodology for their creation were considered. Methodological recommendations of the MES encourage teachers to integrate elements of military-patriotic education into all educational components, as well as to expand the variable component of educational subjects with an emphasis on the defense of the Fatherland. In this context, computer science appears as the most promising subject for integrating the study of modern military information technologies. According to the computer science program for grades 10–11, the basic module can be expanded by selective modules. The authors propose to focus attention on the role of modern technologies in military affairs, in particular, on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and electronic warfare (EW) means, as well as on the role of artificial intelligence in their development. Given the key role of these devices in modern combat operations, the scope of the basic computer science module is not enough for an in-depth study of these topics. The purpose of the study is to develop a program for an elective module in computer science: “Information and communication technologies in the military sphere: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and electronic warfare (EW)”. The proposed author’s variable component of the computer science curriculum for grade 11 for 35 hours is a response to the current needs of today, allowing students to be more familiar with the principles of operation, characteristics and application of UAVs and EW. Its implementation will contribute not only to military-patriotic education, but also to the formation of practical skills necessary for future defenders of Ukraine. This program, after passing the examination in accordance with the established procedure, can be integrated into the educational process, significantly expanding the capabilities of the basic computer science module.