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Navy/USMC

First Triton Deployment Planned For 2016

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, May 24th, 2013

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First Triton Deployment Planned For 2016

The Navy plans to continue testing on Triton in the coming months following the first flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle and intends deployment of the first of the aircraft abroad in about three years, senior Navy officers said Thursday. Navy and manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC] officials addressed the media one day after the MQ-4C Triton, a variant of the Air Force’s Global Hawk, took its maiden flight over California’s Mojave Desert, marking a key milestone for the program designed…

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