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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates MQ-4C Navigation In Arctic Circle

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates MQ-4C Navigation In Arctic Circle
An MQ-4C named B8, the first production MQ-4C Triton upgraded to the IFC-4 configuration flies over California. It was delivered to the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. on Feb. 1, 2022. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday announced it demonstrated the ability of a navigation system used by a MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle to operate at high latitudes within the Arctic Circle. The company told Defense Daily this demonstration test flight used a company-owned manned aircraft with a mounted Triton navigation system. It started in Deadhorse, Alaska and flew within 100 miles of the North Pole.  The navigation system included the mission management computer and upgraded operational flight programs to demonstrate…

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