Beijing Deploys Drone Network To Monitor Claims In S. China Sea

China has deployed a network of drones to monitor artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, reports the South China Morning Post. 

The air vehicles assist in the surveillance of islands and open waters in the area, according to the South Sea Bureau of the Ministry of Natural Resources. 

The drones relay imagery and other information to mobile communication vehicles and satellites as part of a maritime information communication network that extends to the command...