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RAAF’s First Triton Unmanned Aircraft Touches Down On Home Soil

Robert Dougherty
03 July 2024
3 min
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The MQ-4C Triton high altitude, remotely piloted aircraft arrived at RAAF Base Tindal on 16 June.

Summary

  1. The aircraft AUS1 will provide the ADF with long-range surveillance.
  2. The MQ-4C Triton and P-8A Poseidon will operate as a ‘family of systems’.
  3. Australia is acquiring four MQ-4C Triton aircraft and support systems.
READ: RAAF’s First Triton Unmanned Aircraft Touches Down On Home Soil

References

  • Media Check: Australian Aviation – About (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
  • Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC. 
 

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