The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton, a variant of the Air Force’s Global Hawk, took its maiden flight on Wednesday, the first of a series of tests to validate the aircraft designed for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance before it heads into production. The unmanned Triton took off in Palmdale, Calif., flew for 80 minutes and reached an altitude of 20,000 feet. The Navy developed the Triton under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program and plans to eventually build 68 of the…
