U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Declares In-Flight Emergency, Drops Off Tracking Over Persian Gulf
An MQ-4C Triton on a routine maritime patrol over the Persian Gulf declared an in-flight emergency after its transponder reported a loss of communications, then rapidly descended from about 52,000 ft and vanished from public tracking. The incident involves a high‑altitude Navy ISR unmanned aircraft operating in sensitive regional airspace.