The main military challenge of the early 21st century is massive air raids by attack UAVs, as well as combined attacks by FPV drones and other types of kamikaze UAVs. To defeat such difficult targets, combat crews of anti-aircraft missile systems must have the appropriate level of professional training. For this purpose, the universal target training complex "Adjutant" was created in Russia. The development of the Adjutant complex began back in 2013 at the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol (part of the Almaz-Antey defense holding) on an initiative basis, according to the terms of reference of the Russian Ministry of Defense, and was carried out in close cooperation with specialists from the military department. Earlier, outdated target missiles were used in the training of crews of air defense systems, the characteristics of which did not correspond to the development of modern Western-made air attack weapons, which were becoming more maneuverable and inconspicuous.