The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a unit equipped with MQ-9A Reaper drones to the South China Sea to provide support to Philippine forces there.

Tensions between the United States and Russia surged in March 2023 after dramatic footage captured a confrontation over the Black Sea, where an American MQ-9 Reaper drone conducting a routine patrol was approached by two Russian fighter jets that repeatedly harassed it before one aircraft struck the drone and sent it spiraling into the water.

The United States Marine Corps has deployed a Reaper drone unit to the Philippines in an effort to bolster the Southeast Asian nation's maritime security capacity in the face of China's aggressive actions.

Kyiv has ramped up its drone attacks deep inside Russia, aiming to knock out oil refineries, depots and pipelines and cripple Moscow's biggest source of funding for its war in Ukraine. Two industry sources told Reuters Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk halted oil exports on Friday after a Ukrainian drone attack.

The U.S. Marine Corps temporarily deployed a unit of drones to support Philippine maritime security efforts in the South China Sea where tensions are high between Manila and Beijing, USNI News has learned.

The robots can hover over marine mammals and gather all sorts of information in a way that’s less invasive to the animals than researchers trying to approach them by boat or plane

Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in the Southeastern United States.

Australia is making a strategic move to bolster its deep-sea defense infrastructure by deploying new robotic underwater drones. These autonomous systems promise to revolutionize underwater surveillance and response capabilities for the Australian Defence Force,