Where there are two, there is a third. Following the RQ-4 Global Hawk, the MQ-4C Triton crashed
The U.S. Navy nearly lost the newest MQ-4C Triton as a result of an emergency landing at the marine airfield aviation Point Mugu in California. No one was injured during the incident, but the incident itself is qualified as a “first-class incident”, i.e. the damage is over $ 2 million, reports "RG" with reference to The Drive.
According to the publication, the accident occurred on September 13 at 2.45 am Pacific Standard Time (13.45 Moscow time) during a test flight. drone. While flying aboard the MQ-4C Triton, an issue occurred preventing the drone from continuing its mission. After the return order was given, the engine was turned off, the landing gear did not eject, the drone "sat" on its belly. According to the Navy, the damage from the accident exceeded $ 2 million, as the nose sensors and an advanced radar located in the fuselage of the UAV were damaged during the landing.
At the moment, the causes of the accident have not been established. In addition, the commission set up to investigate the emergency cannot determine who drove the UAV at the time of landing, as Point Mugu operators controlled takeoff and landing on previous sorties, and in the air of the UAV it was controlled by ground control station in Jacksonville, Florida.
The MQ-4C Triton is a naval version of the strategic intelligence UAV RQ-4 Global Hawk. Recently it was reported that at the end of June off the coast of Spain, the strategic unmanned reconnaissance RQ-4 Global Hawk fell into the sea, a similar UAV crashed in the summer of 2017, crashing into the land in California, USA.
According to the publication, the accident occurred on September 13 at 2.45 am Pacific Standard Time (13.45 Moscow time) during a test flight. drone. While flying aboard the MQ-4C Triton, an issue occurred preventing the drone from continuing its mission. After the return order was given, the engine was turned off, the landing gear did not eject, the drone "sat" on its belly. According to the Navy, the damage from the accident exceeded $ 2 million, as the nose sensors and an advanced radar located in the fuselage of the UAV were damaged during the landing.
At the moment, the causes of the accident have not been established. In addition, the commission set up to investigate the emergency cannot determine who drove the UAV at the time of landing, as Point Mugu operators controlled takeoff and landing on previous sorties, and in the air of the UAV it was controlled by ground control station in Jacksonville, Florida.
The MQ-4C Triton is a naval version of the strategic intelligence UAV RQ-4 Global Hawk. Recently it was reported that at the end of June off the coast of Spain, the strategic unmanned reconnaissance RQ-4 Global Hawk fell into the sea, a similar UAV crashed in the summer of 2017, crashing into the land in California, USA.
- US Air Force
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