US Navy Triton UAV returns from Guam, ahead of transition to more capable variant (Megan Eckstein, Defense News)

December 17, 2021

One of two U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles operating in the Pacific for the last two years has returned home, allowing the service to move forward with Triton development and fielding.

Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, began an “early operational capability” deployment in January 2020, sending two air vehicles to Guam to operate under U.S. 7th Fleet’s Task Force 72. About 200 sailors have rotated in and out of theater, working in detachments of about 40 sailors at a time, to support the two large, high-altitude surveillance drones.

US Navy Triton UAV returns from Guam, ahead of transition to more capable variant (defensenews.com)

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