The U.S. Navy is preparing to operate the MQ-4C from Japan by shipping the Triton Unmanned Air System’s forward operating base (FOB) from NAS Patuxent River to Japan on Apr. 12.
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Although the location in Japan was not disclosed. Flight tracking data shows the C-17 that transported the equipment over northern Japan on Apr. 15.
NAVAIR says this deployment will allow the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Fleet (MPRF) to have additional geographic flexibility to support operations beginning in summer 2021.
VUP-19 is currently operating two MQ-4Cs out of Anderson Air Force in Guam.
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