Northrop Grumman - MQ-4C Triton High Altitude Long Endurance UAS First Flight [1080p]

PALMDALE, Calif. -- May 22, 2013 -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aircraft successfully completed its first flight today from the company’s manufacturing facility in Palmdale. Triton is specially designed to fly surveillance missions up to 24 hours at altitudes of more than 10 miles (16 km) -- allowing coverage out to 2,000 nautical miles (3,704 km). The advanced suite of sensors can detect and automatically classify different types of ships. “Fi