U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton

U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Conducts Extended High-Altitude Surveillance Mission Over Caribbean Near Venezuela

A United States Navy MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aerial surveillance aircraft conducted a prolonged intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over the Caribbean Sea on 8 January 2026, after departing Naval Station Mayport in Florida, according to flight-tracking data and...
MQ-4C Triton

U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Conducts High-Altitude Surveillance Near Iran as Economic Collapse and Mass Protests Raise Fears of Persian Gulf Instability

The departure of a U.S. Navy Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle from the United Arab Emirates on a high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over the Persian Gulf has underscored Washington’s heightened alertness at a moment of...
MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance UAV

US to Station MQ-4C Triton Drones at Okinawa’s Kadena Base Indefinitely Amid Rising Tensions in Indo-Pacific

The U.S. military will deploy high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles, specifically the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton, from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa “for an indefinite period,” Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on April 8. The move is being...