In recent hours, a US Navy MQ-4C Triton (reg. 169661) has carried out what appears to be its first operational mission after being repositioned to Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (it is unclear whether the repositioning to Jordan is driven purely by operational requirements or also by the need to avoid political constraints associated with the use of NAS Sigonella). In any case the drone flew a long-range ISR sortie from Jordan across Saudi Ara…
If the flight confirms an increasing presence of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems in one of the most sensitive maritime strategic points in the world, it is equally important to decipher the American choice