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Home» News»U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS arrives in Jacksonville, Florida
MQ-4C Triton arrives to NS Mayport
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), lands at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)

U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS arrives in Jacksonville, Florida

The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived in Mayport (Jacksonville), Florida, Dec. 16, following its initial deployment in the Pacific theater.

Naval News Staff 28 Dec 2021

US Navy press release

This air vehicle was one of two MQ-4C Triton UAS that operated from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, after completing their first rotational deployment to Japan on Oct. 12, 2021.

Cmdr. Brian Conlan, commander, Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 said:

“The MQ-4C Triton demonstrates the significance of manned and unmanned integration to support national security interests. The VUP-19 and MQ-4C Triton deployment to the Seventh Fleet area of responsibility provided an opportunity to apply and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures to expand our concept of operations and inform planning for future deployments around the world.”

VUP-19, the first Triton UAS squadron, operates and maintains two aircraft as part of an Early Operational Capability (EOC) to further refine the concept of operations, including expeditionary basing, and complement manned systems to better locate, identify, and track contacts of interest in the maritime domain.

The MQ-4 Triton’s arrival at Naval Station Mayport will support unit level training and preparation for the next variant of MQ-4C.

U.S. Navy photo of MQ-4C Triton.
File U.S. Navy photo of MQ-4C Triton.

The U.S. Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration, known as Integrated Functional Capability (IFC)-4, July 29 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. IFC-4 brings an enhanced multi-mission sensor capability as part of the Navy’s Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (MISR&T) transition plan.

The MQ-4C Triton conducts intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions that pair with the P-8A Poseidon and it brings increased persistence, capability, and capacity through its multi-sensor mission payload.

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