Recently, a US-made “Mojave” short take-off and landing drone completed a take-off and landing test on the British aircraft carrier “Prince of Wales”. This UAV is 9.1 meters long, has a wingspan of 16.8 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 3.175 tons, and can carry 12 Hellfire missiles. Royal Navy Rear Admiral James Parkin, who is in charge of the project, said that the successful test heralds an important step in the evolution of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier battle group towards a hybrid unmanned combat force. 　　 The earliest trials and combat use of drones on ships occurred during the Vietnam War. At the end of 1969, the…