{"id":45469,"date":"2023-09-14T20:58:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/14\/navys-triton-drone-squadron-returns-to-guam\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:11:04","slug":"navys-triton-drone-squadron-returns-to-guam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/09\/14\/navys-triton-drone-squadron-returns-to-guam\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy\u2019s Triton drone squadron returns to Guam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy\u2019s MQ-4C Triton<\/a> aerial drones deployed to Guam last month for their second deployment in the Pacific theater, according to the sea service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unmanned intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting aircraft wrapped up their first deployment out of Guam in October and have since received an upgraded sensor suite that increased the capability of the drones, which are operated by Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19, Naval Air Forces said in a release this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials declined to say how many Tritons were deployed to Guam, citing operational security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The squadron will operate the Tritons out of Guam\u2019s Andersen Air Force Base as part of the platform\u2019s initial operating capability. Their prior deployment involved trips to Japan to refine the concept of operations for expeditionary basing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Triton and VUP-19 have been rotating through Guam and U.S. 7th Fleet since 2020 as tactics, techniques and procedures have been honed and perfected.<\/p>\n\n\n\t