Did the Military Redeploy a Drone With the Same Registration After U.S. Triton Crash?

Misbar’s team at Alaraby TV tracked, via flight monitoring platforms, the arrival of a U.S. MQ-4C Triton reconnaissance drone at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily on April 16, 2026, following a transatlantic flight originating in Florida.

The movement is notable as it renews attention on the aircraft model after a crash announced on April 9, 2026—particularly since the drone observed on the latest flight carries the same registration number linked to the aircraft listed in the crash records.

The Same Registration Reappears

Flight tracking data from AirNav RadarBox shows that the MQ-4C Triton that landed at Sigonella bears registration number 169804—the same number associated with the aircraft the U.S. Navy recorded as lost in the April 9 incident. This match places the latest flight within the same operational record tied to that registration.

A Flight Ending in Sicily

Navigation data indicates that the U.S. MQ-4C Triton arrived at Sigonella Air Base in Sicily on April 16 after a transatlantic journey from Florida. Records suggest a possible layover in Portugal during the flight, before continuing on to the U.S. base on the Italian island.

A Gap Followed by Reappearance

Flight archives associated with registration number 169804 show a gap in visible activity between April 9 and April 15, before the number reappeared on the recent flight from Florida to Sicily on a drone of the same type.

This temporal gap increases the significance of the latest flight, as it begins immediately after the date on which the crash involving the aircraft bearing the same registration was recorded—supporting the assessment that the U.S. military redeployed a new drone carrying the same registration number.

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