I think these events are also important to celebrate skills born in warfare and used to very personally kill enemies as more than just a necessary tool of violence but as a sport, a means of expression and as a joyful group event.

For people who spent years becoming incredibly good at flying drones for war this is a beacon in the sky that there is a whole world of potential for their skills in peacetime too.

Dropping munitions to pre-emptively activate dangerous avalanche spots for example!

https://www.kpcw.org/state-regional/2026-03-24/new-drone-technology-could-make-avalanche-blasting-safer

^ Basically a Baba Yaga pilot.