Times of India•Today at 06:21
MQ-4C Triton: What we know about the mystery of US Navy’s $200m 'missing' drone
NEW DELHI: A US Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone, estimated to cost over $200 million per aircraft, disappeared from tracking systems after declaring an in-flight emergency over the Strait of Hormuz, raising questions about its fate amid heightened regional tensions. Flight tracking showed the drone turned slightly towards Iran before squawking code 7700 — an international emergency signal — and rapidly descending from its cruising altitude of around 50,000 feet to below 10,000 feet. There has been no official confirmation on whether the drone crashed or was shot down.
