Australia’s maritime approaches will be further strengthened with the purchase of an additional Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS), bringing Australia’s Triton fleet to three.

Northrop Grumman announced that it is pitching the MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance high-altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Norway.

The U.S. Navy’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have arrived in Guam for their initial deployment in the Pacific theater.

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $65 million advance acquisition contract for long-lead components for the manufacture and delivery of three LRIP Lot 5 MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft for the US Navy and the Australian Defense Force (ADF).

The Australian Government announced last month the procurement a second MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS).