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Northrop Grumman Wins $333 Million Mod For Three More Australian MQ-4C Tritons

Northrop Grumman Wins $333 Million Mod For Three More Australian MQ-4C Tritons
The first two delivered MQ-4C Triton aircraft at their new hangar at Naval Base Ventura Couny, Point Mugu, Calif. in 2018 before they were moved to Guam (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $333 million modification on June 25 to exercise options to build three more MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft for Australia. The award covers production and delivery of the low-rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft as well as two main operating bases and one forward operating base in an integrated functional capability-four and multiple-intelligence configuration, with associated export compliance support for the government of Australia. Australia first announced it was ordering an initial six Tritons in…

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