
Triton Milestone. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has authorized the Navy to begin low-rate production of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned plane, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said Sept. 22. “This milestone brings us closer to delivering a new capability to the fleet that will change the way our Navy executes intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) around the globe,” says Sean Burke, the Navy’s Triton program manager. “Teamed with manned counterparts, Triton’s highly capable sensor package will provide persistent…