Command of the US Navy has signed a contract for the supply of the second batch of UAVs MQ-4C Triton
The drone MQ-4C Triton made its first flight in October 2014 of the year, and two years later the US Navy ordered the first batch of these machines. Today it became known that the US military command paid for the production of three more machines, as well as ground equipment for them. The transaction value is estimated at $ 303,9 million.
In 2008, the US Department of Defense and Northrop Grumman signed a long-term contract worth $ 1,164 billion to develop and build special UAVs that could replace manned reconnaissance aircraft. At the request of the military, the developers have assembled a drone, called MQ-4C Triton. The reconnaissance vehicle was liked by the US military, and now the Northrop Grumman company is carrying out its small-scale assembly. The long-term plans of the US Navy include the purchase of at least 68 units of MQ-4C Triton, which will allow you to abandon reconnaissance aircraft.
The MQ-4C Triton is a high-altitude long-range unmanned aerial vehicle designed for information gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance in the coastal zone. Triton is based on drone The RQ-4 Global Hawk, also developed by Northrop Grumman, can climb to over 17 km, fly at 575 km/h and stay in the air for up to 24 hours. The reconnaissance equipment of the new drone includes a multifunctional radar, video camera, electro-optical / infrared sensors, radio intelligence, automatic identification system (AIS) and relay equipment. This equipment allows the device to detect and automatically classify various types of surface objects.
- navaltoday.com
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