US Navy Triton Drone Declares Emergency, Vanishes Over Persian Gulf

An MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone operated by the U.S. Navy has abruptly disappeared from flight tracking systems after declaring an in-flight emergency over the Persian Gulf. Just before vanishing, the uncrewed aircraft rapidly descended from its cruising altitude of 50,000 feet to below 10,000, sparking urgent questions about its fate. This incident unfolds merely two days after a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire was brokered, relying heavily on the stability of the critical Strait of Hormuz. Flig