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Triton Operating Better Than Expected, Navy Official Says

Triton Operating Better Than Expected, Navy Official Says
An MQ-4C Triton is shown after its arrival in Guam in 2020. (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Navy’s top officer in charge of developing unmanned vehicles this week said the Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based in Guam is doing better than they expected over a year into its initial deployment. The Navy’s initial two Tritons arrived in Guam in January 2020 under the first MQ-4C UAV squadron, Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 as part of its early operational capability (EOC). When the aircraft were first deployed the Navy said the deployment…

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