The latest US drones MQ-4C Triton began to fly from the military base “Point-Mage” California, thereby officially intercede on alert, transfers “Warspot” with reference to the portal defensenews.com. The first sample batch UAV MQ-4C Triton, intended to replace the fleet manned spy planes, He entered the US Navy in November last year. Prior to that, the US Navy used only manned distant scouts.
MQ-4C Triton is altitude drone long duration flight, developed by Northrop Grumman based drone RQ-4 Global Hawk, and it is designed to collect information, surveillance and reconnaissance in the coastal zone. Able to climb to a height of more than 17 km, fly at a speed 575 km / h and the air to be 24 hours. Reconnaissance equipment new drone includes a multi-function radar, camcorder, electro-optical / infrared sensors, means radiorazvedki, automatic identification system (RETURN) and relay equipment.
Work on creating a drone for the US Navy started back in 2008 year, at 2012 the company has provided the first prototype drone MQ-4C Triton, but customers have changed the technical requirements for the drone and its first flight drone made in just two years – in October 2014 of the year, Two years later, the US Navy ordered the first batch of these machines. In May 2017 it became known, that the US military command paid for the production of three more cars, as well as ground-based equipment for them. The first "Triton" has gone on military baeu "Point Mage" (California State). The second serial copy MQ-4C Triton should go there too, and two more "Triton" should be deployed in Guam. Overall, the US Navy is planning long-term order 68 drone MQ-4C Triton.
