Airborne Triton drone key to Navy’s signal goals, Clapperton says

Published on February 14, 2024

An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system taxis across the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, on Dec. 16, 2021.

A Northrop Grumman unmanned aircraft system is indispensable to the U.S. Navy’s future ability to monitor actions around the world, share insights about them and respond accordingly, a service leader said.

The autonomous MQ-4C Triton intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting drone can fly for more than 24 hours at a time and at altitudes greater than 10 miles, with a range of more than 8,000 nautical miles. Sensors aboard can cue onto electronic signals and adversary communications, and that information can be relayed to warships and other aircraft.

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