Northrop Grumman Delivers First MQ-4C Triton Drone to Australia

Published on August 1, 2024

The Royal Australian Air Force has accepted its initial MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft as part of a 2018 contract with Northrop Grumman.

The aircraft was delivered via a three-segment flight from US Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, to the Northern Territory.

The drone will be based in Tindal alongside three additional MQ-4Cs being developed for the program in Palmdale, California.

Canberra wrote in its press release that the systems will be designated to the No. 9 Squadron, which was reactivated in March specifically for Triton operations.

Once inducted, the fleet will be used for “high-altitude and long-endurance” maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting missions alongside the Royal Australian Air Force’s current P-8A Poseidon patrol and reconnaissance aircraft.

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