The U.S. Navy has granted initial operating capability status to Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. The IOC declaration comes three years after the MQ-4C Triton achieved early operational capability, the company said Thursday. The unmanned aircraft is designed for high-altitude and high-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. It has an operating altitude that […] More

The U.S. Navy has granted initial operating capability status to Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. Northrop has so far delivered five units of the aircraft, which is designed for high-altitude and high-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, to the service branch. More

Northrop Grumman will provide retrofitting services in support of U.S. Navy and Australian MQ-4C Tritons and the unmanned aerial system’s operating platform under an $83.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order. The award covers the modification of two MQ-4Cs and one main operating base to an Integrated Functional Capability Four, multiple-intelligence configuration, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Majority […] More

Northrop Grumman will develop additional algorithms and software under a $13 million U.S. Navy contract to modernize the maritime sensor system of the service branch’s MQ-4C unmanned aerial vehicle. The cost-plus-fixed-fee award is for 24 months of work on the Broad Area Triton Theater and Littoral Enhancements project, the Department of Defense said Monday. Contract […] More

Northrop Grumman used its MQ-4C Triton test bed aircraft to demonstrate persistent long-range targeting capabilities for joint, distributed maritime operations during the Northern Edge 2023 military training exercise held in Alaska. The Triton flying test bed executed scenarios during multiple flights wherein it collected, processed and disseminated information to provide situational awareness to various maritime […] More

The U.S. Navy awarded a $57.4 million contract modification to Northrop Grumman for continued services in support of the MQ-4C Triton aircraft of the service branch and the Australian government.  The aerospace and defense company will provide sustainment, engineering, logistics and test support for the unmanned aerial systems, mission control and operator training systems, the […] More

Northrop Grumman has partnered with the U.S. Navy and BAE Systems to test its airborne gateway technology aboard an unmanned aerial system to provide interoperability among disconnected maritime assets. During the flight test, the gateway was installed into the MQ-4C Triton flying test bed to distribute fifth-generation sensor data to ground-based simulators representing various platforms […] More

Northrop Grumman has delivered an MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system in multi-intelligence configuration to a U.S. Navy air base in Maryland. The Integrated Functional Capability-4 variant, also known as B8, arrived Feb. 1 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and is the first production unit of the MQ-4C platform with sensor technology designed for the […] More

Northrop Grumman has received a $99 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for additional low-rate initial production of a lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. The action expands the scope of the previously awarded, fixed-priced incentive contract and the military service will obligate the full value of the modification from fiscal years 2019 through 2021 funds, the Department of Defense said Friday.

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Australia has authorized additional funds to purchase another MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system built by Northrop Grumman through a cooperative development agreement between the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.

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An Northrop Grumman-designed unmanned aerial vehicle took its maiden flight on Jan. 26 and extended the U.S. military’s surveillance capabilities in the Pacific region.

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Northrop Grumman  plans to increase the production of MQ-4C Triton and RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles to 12 UAVs per year at its Site 7 facilities in Palmdale, Calif., as it expects to see a rise in demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, FlightGlobal reported Thursday.

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