Australia’s First Triton UAS Flies

RAAF Triton with No. 9 Sqdn. markings in flight

The Triton—with RAAF No. 9 Sqdn. markings—in flight.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman conducted the maiden flight of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) first MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) on Nov. 9. The UAS departed from the Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in California at 11:56 a.m. PST and flew for 6 hr. and 24 min. The flight evaluated the...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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