ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Psychomotor indicators of drone operators in simulated
combat conditions
1
Department of Physical Education and Special Training,
Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy, Ukraine
2
Department of Physical Education and Sports, O. M. Beketov
National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Ukraine
3
Department of Physical Education, Special Physical Training
and Sports, Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National University of the
Air Force, Ukraine
4
Department of Territorial Defense, Defense Intelligence
Research Institute, Ukraine
5
Institute for the Security Service of Ukraine, Yaroslav Mudryi
National Law University, Ukraine
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2025-05-11
Final revision date: 2025-11-12
Acceptance date: 2025-11-30
Publication date: 2026-06-30
Corresponding author
DMYTRO OLEKSANDROVYCH BEZKOROVAINYI
Department of Physical Education and Sports, O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Department of Physical Education and Sports, O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Ukraine
TRENDS in Sport Sciences 2026;33(2)
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The Russo-Ukrainian war showed that physical training is closely related to the nature and method of warfare, which, in turn, are determined by the means at the disposal of the military and the conditions in which the fighting takes place. Despite a significant number of scientific papers, no work has been found that would substantiate the content of physical training classes for drone operators.
Aim of the study:
The aim of this study was to investigate the psychomotor indicators of drone operators under the influence of professional activity factors, considering the priority development of physical qualities.
Material and methods:
The study involved 100 healthy cadets from a military educational institution. They were randomly assigned to four groups of 25 cadets each, based on their predominant physical quality. The cadets underwent vestibular stimulation on a combat vehicle simulator for 30 minutes. Immediately after this, the subjects performed the same tasks as before the vestibular stimulation.
Results:
Under nervous-emotional stress, the shortest complex reaction time was recorded in the “strength endurance” group, exceeding that of the “static endurance” group by 5.1 milliseconds (ms) (p < 0.05). Under nervous-emotional stress, the SPR indicator of cadets is the highest in groups 1 and 2 in comparison to the indicators at rest (p < 0.05). The performance of cadets in groups 3 and 4 decreased by 1.5 ms (p > 0.05) and 2.5 ms (p > 0.05), respectively. After vestibular stimulation, in groups of cadets with developed static endurance and speed qualities, the reaction speed to a moving object decreased in accordance with the rest indexes (p < 0.01), and in cadets in groups 3 and 4, no reliable difference in the indexes was determined (p > 0.05).
Conclusions:
The study of psychomotor indicators demonstrated that in the group with the predominant development of general and strength endurance, the negative changes in indicators in various conditions of activity were the smallest (p < 0.05–0.001).
The Russo-Ukrainian war showed that physical training is closely related to the nature and method of warfare, which, in turn, are determined by the means at the disposal of the military and the conditions in which the fighting takes place. Despite a significant number of scientific papers, no work has been found that would substantiate the content of physical training classes for drone operators.
Aim of the study:
The aim of this study was to investigate the psychomotor indicators of drone operators under the influence of professional activity factors, considering the priority development of physical qualities.
Material and methods:
The study involved 100 healthy cadets from a military educational institution. They were randomly assigned to four groups of 25 cadets each, based on their predominant physical quality. The cadets underwent vestibular stimulation on a combat vehicle simulator for 30 minutes. Immediately after this, the subjects performed the same tasks as before the vestibular stimulation.
Results:
Under nervous-emotional stress, the shortest complex reaction time was recorded in the “strength endurance” group, exceeding that of the “static endurance” group by 5.1 milliseconds (ms) (p < 0.05). Under nervous-emotional stress, the SPR indicator of cadets is the highest in groups 1 and 2 in comparison to the indicators at rest (p < 0.05). The performance of cadets in groups 3 and 4 decreased by 1.5 ms (p > 0.05) and 2.5 ms (p > 0.05), respectively. After vestibular stimulation, in groups of cadets with developed static endurance and speed qualities, the reaction speed to a moving object decreased in accordance with the rest indexes (p < 0.01), and in cadets in groups 3 and 4, no reliable difference in the indexes was determined (p > 0.05).
Conclusions:
The study of psychomotor indicators demonstrated that in the group with the predominant development of general and strength endurance, the negative changes in indicators in various conditions of activity were the smallest (p < 0.05–0.001).
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