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US KC-46A tanker operates over Gulf of Oman

The US Navy has deployed an MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone to Prince Hasan Air Base in Jordan, reinforcing its intelligence posture in the region.

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Saturday, 18 April 2026 at 12:51 UTC
US KC-46A tanker operates over Gulf of Oman
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The US Navy has deployed an MQ-4C Triton high-altitude surveillance drone from Sigonella, Sicily, to Prince Hasan Air Base in Jordan. The drone, with registration 169661, arrived on April 18 after a direct flight across the Mediterranean. This deployment follows the loss of another MQ-4C Triton, valued at approximately $240 million, which crashed over the Persian Gulf on April 9. The move reinforces US intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities in the Middle East.
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18 AprFrente Militar y Geopolítico

The message adds the specific drone registration (169661), confirms the arrival date as April 18, and notes the deployment follows the loss of another Triton on April 9.

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