Lunar New Year post gives rare look at the role of uncrewed aircraft in training and operations near disputed South China Sea reef
It described how he once stood on the ship’s deck for five hours to film an incident in which a foreign vessel tried to enter waters claimed by China. Qiu had to endure hours of intense sunlight and steady himself as his own ship manoeuvred and the foreign vessel constantly changed position.
It also described how a new officer used his free time to learn from senior officers about how to perform drone and helicopter landing and take-off operations.
An experienced officer said he had been instructing new officers on these drone operation skills in hopes they could one day pass vocational tests.
