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Navy/USMC

Australia’s First MQ-4C Finishes First Test Flight

Tuesday, November 14th, 2023

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Australia’s First MQ-4C Finishes First Test Flight

An MQ-4C Triton is shown after its arrival in Guam in 2020. (U.S. Navy Photo)

The first Australian Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft completed its first flight on Nov. 9 at a company facility. The MQ-4C flew out of Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center, Calif., with a flight time of over six hours. During the flight the company conducted airworthiness evaluations like engine, flight control and fuel system checks, and basic aircraft handling tests. The MQ-4C is designed for high-altitude long-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting missions. The company is planning…

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