Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Maritime Surveillance HALE Unmanned Aircraft Variant
The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton is an active U.S. Navy high-altitude, long-endurance maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft variant derived from the Global Hawk design lineage. Its persistent multi-intelligence sensor suite supports maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and domain awareness for the Navy Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force family of systems.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MQ-4C TritonTritonBAMS
- Family Name
- Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton
- Full Name
- Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Maritime Surveillance HALE Unmanned Aircraft Variant
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- MQ-4C Triton
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Endurance Hours
- 24
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 14,628
- Operating Modes
- land
- Range Km
- 13,705
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton is an active U.S. Navy high-altitude, long-endurance maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft variant derived from the Global Hawk design lineage. Its persistent multi-intelligence sensor suite supports maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and domain awareness for the Navy Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force family of systems.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 4.7
- Length M
- 14.5
- Wingspan M
- 39.9
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- MQ-4C inherited AE3007H installation
- Notes
- NAVAIR identifies Rolls-Royce AE3007H propulsion; preserve the exact AE3007H node already attached to the RQ-4 parent without inventing a Triton-specific propulsion node.
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/MQ-4C
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:36:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:36:06 UTC