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House Authorizers Push For Another MQ-4 Triton, Reports On Developing Missile With Japan and Law of the Sea Convention

House Authorizers Push For Another MQ-4 Triton, Reports On Developing Missile With Japan and Law of the Sea Convention
An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system sits in a hangar at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after arriving for a deployment as part of an early operational capability (EOC) test as part of Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the first Triton UAS squadron. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Amendments to the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill last week pushed adding an MQ-4 Triton unmanned aircraft as well as reports on developing an anti-ship missile with Japan and assessing the impact if the U.S. acceded to the law of the Sea Convention. The committee approved all three amendments as part of the en bloc set of amendments to the chairman’s mark. Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) sponsored the amendment increasing funds over the…

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