Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Unmanned devices tested in South China Sea
Updated: July 11, 2025 20:46Xinhua
An intelligent seawater sampling unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) departs from the “Xiangyanghong 10” in the northern waters of the South China Sea, July 9, 2025. Chinese researchers successfully carried out scientific tests involving various types of drones, unmanned surface vessels, and autonomous underwater vehicles aboard the “Xiangyanghong 10” in the northern waters of the South China Sea in recent days. The “Innovative Integrated Intelligent Systems Expedition,” led by the Advanced Institute for Ocean Research under Southern University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with multiple research institutes, high-tech companies, and science popularization organizations, conducted real-time assessments of the innovation, integration, and intelligence of these unmanned scientific exploration devices. [Photo/Xinhua]A thermal-imaging surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) takes off from the “Xiangyanghong 10” to conduct scientific research in the northern waters of the South China Sea, July 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]An unmanned survey vessel conducts scientific research in the northern waters of the South China Sea, July 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]An aeromagnetic fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flies over the “Xiangyanghong 10” to conduct scientific research in the northern waters of the South China Sea, July 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]The “Xiangyanghong 10” conducts “Unmanned Swarm” scientific research in the northern waters of the South China Sea, July 8, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]The “Dolphin 3” surface rescue robot conducts test in the northern waters of the South China Sea, July 9, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]