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Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft
Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton is a maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft originating in United States. It was built by Northrop Grumman.
United StatesNorthrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton
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Retained English infobox, specifications and article text
MQ-4C Triton An MQ-4C conducting a test flight General information Type Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Northrop Grumman Status Limited service Primary users United States Navy Royal Australian Air Force
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Maritime unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle and patrol aircraft
United States
Northrop Grumman
Limited service
United States Navy Royal Australian Air Force
US: 68 (planned) + 2 prototypes Australia: 3 delivered out of 4 ordered
48 as of 2024
May 2018
22 May 2013 ( 2013-05-22 )
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
Unmanned – 4 personnel fly aircraft from ground station
47 ft 7 in (14.5 m)
130 ft 11 in (39.9 m)
15 ft 5 in (4.6 m)
14,945 lb (6,781 kg)
32,250 lb (14,630 kg)
1 × Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbofan engine, 6,495–8,917 lbf (28.89–39.66 kN) thrust
357 mph (575 km/h, 320 kn)
9,400 mi (15,200 km, 8,200 nmi)
30 hours
56,000 ft (17,000 m)
MQ-4C Triton
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.5 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AustraliaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: MQ-4C Triton. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Heavy. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings of MQ-4C Triton. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Heavy. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.
United StatesNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: MQ-4C Triton. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: UNINHABITED AERIAL VEHICLES / Heavy. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for MQ-4C Triton. Service scope: Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 20. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for MQ-4C Triton · MQ-4C. Service scope: United States Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 22. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.