An MQ-4C Triton intelligence drone and six US aerial refueling aircraft are operating near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a security desk report. The aircraft took off from Jordan. The activity follows earlier reports of similar US aerial movements over Iran.
A new report details increased US aerial activity near the Strait of Hormuz: an MQ-4C Triton drone and six aerial refueling tankers are operating in the area, having taken off from Jordan. The report, from a security desk, adds a specific aircraft count and origin to the pattern of enhanced US military presence in the region.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this evening (18:30 Jerusalem), US tanker aircraft and an MQ-4C Triton drone were reportedly active over Iran. The current report confirms the drone type and provides a more precise location and number of supporting tankers. This activity continues a weeks-long trend of heightened US aerial logistics and surveillance near the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, amid ongoing tensions with Iran. The specific mission of the aircraft remains unconfirmed.
2 developments
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- StrongUS tanker and AWACS aircraft activity intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingFour US tankers, fighter jets, and surveillance planes fly over the Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIRGC-adjacent source claims downing of US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Strait of Hormuz
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