The MQ-4C’s arrival to the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations marks the second forward-deployed detachment for VUP-19. The U.S. Navy announced the arrival of the first MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial ...

With a name like “unmanned aerial vehicles,” it can be hard to remember that UAVs, at least for the time being, still depend on human aircrews for their safe operation and tasking. The unmanned MQ-4C ...

For the past 30 months or so, a number of MQ-4C Triton drones have been subjected to sensor upgrades that could make them even more effective at their job in the near future. And this week, the U.S.

It looks like a supersized pelican, bulbous head and wide wings on a slim fuselage topped with a gaping air intake for its Rolls-Royce AE3007H jet engine near a V-shaped tail. And as the Northrop ...

An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), taxis after landing on Andersen Air Force Base. VUP-19, the first Triton unmanned aircraft systems ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification valued at $188.6 million for continued logistics and test support for the MQ-4C Triton air vehicle. The ...

20 Sep 2024, 12:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu // Defense contractor Northrop Grumman said it flew the MQ-4C Triton ISR drone within 100 miles (161 km) of the North Pole. MQ-4C Triton ISR Drone Is No ...

Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu received its first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle Thursday when the drone landed at the base. The drone, comparable in size to a Boeing 757, took off in the ...

THE PENTAGON – The Navy will stand up its first unmanned-only aviation squadron this week, as the MQ-4C Triton community establishes its first operational squadron in a ceremony Friday, the Navy’s ...

The Navy's first unmanned aviation unit formally became the Navy's first UAV squadron during an Oct. 28 "assumption of command" ceremony at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida. The unit ...

Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 recently successfully conducted its first flights as a squadron of the Navy’s newest unmanned aerial system (UAS), the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton. The “Big Red” ...

The two Broad Area Maritime System aircraft arrived in Guam in January. The U.S. Navy deployed the MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime System (BAMS) to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for the first ...