Navy orders three Tritons

Northrop Grumman will build three MQ-4C Triton long-range patrol unmanned aerial vehicles under terms of a $251.6 million order announced last month. Official of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., want Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems of San Diego, Calif., to build three low-rate initial production lot 4 MQ-4C Tritons. The order includes the the UAVs as well as ground stations, trade studies, tooling, and support equipment. Northrop Grumman will do the work in San Diego, Palmdale, and San Clemente, Calif.; Red Oak and Waco, Texas; Baltimore; Salt Lake City; Bridgeport, W.Va.; Indianapolis; Moss Point, Miss.; Chantilly, Va.; and at various other locations, and should be finished by February 2023. (Source: Military and Aerospace Electronics, 01/16/20)