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  • Mike Mackey: Navy's 2nd Northrop Triton Drone Undergoes Flight Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Mackey: Navy’s 2nd Northrop Triton Drone Undergoes Flight Testing

    The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman flew a second unmanned Triton aircraft for 6.7 hours on Wednesday from the company’s manufacturing center in Palmdale, California. Northrop said Thursday the MQ-4C Triton test was conducted in preparation of the drone’s ferry flight to the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, later this month. The UAS will […] More

  • Mike Mackey: Northrop, Navy Review Initial Test Points for Triton UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Mackey: Northrop, Navy Review Initial Test Points for Triton UAS

    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have finished the first test flight phase for the company’s Triton unmanned aircraft system in an effort to evaluate how the drone flies at different altitudes, speeds and weights. The company said Monday 568 test points were evaluated during the initial envelope expansion test program through 13 simulated flight tests, 81 hours of long-endurance […] More