WUHAN, China — Recently, a combined arms airborne battalion of the PLA Air Force organized a cargo delivery drill using unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) in the mountainous area of northern Hubei Province. During the drill, officers and soldiers used unmanned transport aircraft to conduct such exe…

ARLINGTON, Va. — The sky is getting congested. Rapid increases in the number and type of drones in the air is leading to new challenges when it comes to determining friend or foe, both at home and abroad.

With uses ranging from benign recreation, to far more alarming applications like gathering…

Ten years after the landmark agreement between Britain and France, the two nations’ navies demonstrated the entente formidable in the Mediterranean.

French frigate FS Jean Bart came under command of HMS Albion and her Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) task group for combined exercises off…

The fourth Royal Air Force Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft, which will arrive at RAF Lossiemouth tomorrow, has been named Spirit of Reykjavik in honour of the role played by the Icelandic capital and its people in enabling the Allied victory during the Battle of the Atlantic.

During World …

BARENTS SEA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departed the Barents Sea, Nov. 1, following 13 days of operation in the High North.

USS Ross (DDG 71) entered the Barents Sea Oct. 19 to conduct training and complete operations in the extreme environment in the Ar…

MARINETTE, Wis. — The newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) successfully launched into the Menominee River on Oct. 31.

Named for the city in which it is being built, Marinette will become only the second Navy ship named in the city’s honor and the fir…