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Navy Suspends Triton Flights After Crash Landing

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Navy Suspends Triton Flights After Crash Landing
The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system approaches the runway at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., after completing its inaugural cross-country flight from California. The Navy will conduct Triton flight tests at Patuxent River in preparation for an operational deployment in 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelly Schindler)

The Navy has ordered an operational stand down of its first MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 following a recent crash landing at the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Calif.During a test flight on Wednesday, one of two Tritons posted to the base experienced an inflight mechanical issue. Pilots shut down the engine then attempted to land the unmanned aircraft on a base runway, but the landing gear did not deploy. The aircraft landed, but the landing gear was…

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