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Australian MoD: Over $1.5B AUD in pipeline for fourth Triton, P-8 upgrades

Australian MoD: Over $1.5B AUD in pipeline for fourth Triton, P-8 upgrades
Australian MoD: Over $1.5B AUD in pipeline for fourth Triton, P-8 upgrades

“The purchase of an additional Triton will enhance operations from Australia’s northern bases, a priority under the Defence Strategic Review,” Pat Conroy, minister for defense industry, said in a statement.

Navy information warfare boss eyeing increased presence in MQ-4C Triton ops

Navy information warfare boss eyeing increased presence in MQ-4C Triton ops
Navy information warfare boss eyeing increased presence in MQ-4C Triton ops

Vice Adm. Kelly Aeschbach said pilots to add IW billets on Amphibious Readiness Groups and submarines was successful this past year.

EXCLUSIVE Navy’s New Triton Drone Heads To Guam, New Pacific Recon Tool

EXCLUSIVE Navy’s New Triton Drone Heads To Guam, New Pacific Recon Tool
EXCLUSIVE Navy’s New Triton Drone Heads To Guam, New Pacific Recon Tool

Originally slated to deploy last year, the Triton drones will give US commanders in the Pacific a powerful new tool to conduct surveillance, and track Chinese moves from afar.

Triton, Poseidon, & UCLASS: The Navy’s ISR Balancing Act

Triton, Poseidon, & UCLASS: The Navy’s ISR Balancing Act
Triton, Poseidon, & UCLASS: The Navy’s ISR Balancing Act

PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION: The future of Navy long-range reconnaissance, the recently arrived MQ-4C Triton drone, sprawls across its hangar here, with a wingspan 13 feet wider than a Boeing 737 but a body that’s 80 percent lighter. Designed for 24-hour-plus patrols at 50,000 feet, Triton still can’t do the job by itself, say both the program manager and…

Navy Halts Work On Triton Drone’s System To Help Avoid Other Planes

AUVSI: The Navy has halted work on what had seemed the Pentagon’s most promising system to help drones sense and avoid other aircraft. The system, built by ITT Exelis, is “behind schedule” and the Navy has “made a decision to pause on the capability right now,” Navy Capt. Jim Hoke, program manager for the Triton…

Navy’s Triton Recon Drone Makes First Flight

Navy’s Triton Recon Drone Makes First Flight
Navy’s Triton Recon Drone Makes First Flight

May’s been a good month for Navy drones and Northrop Grumman. First Northrop’s X-47B, forerunner for a future generation of unmanned reconnaissance and strike planes, made its first launch and first touch-and-go landing on an aircraft carrier. Today, Northrop’s land-based MQ-4C Triton drone made its first flight, out of the company’s facility in Palmdale, California:…

Northrop sees F-16 IVEWS, IBCS as ‘multibillion dollar’ international sales drivers

Northrop sees F-16 IVEWS, IBCS as ‘multibillion dollar’ international sales drivers
Northrop sees F-16 IVEWS, IBCS as ‘multibillion dollar’ international sales drivers

In addition, CEO Kathy Warden says the company sees a chance to sell up to five Triton UAVs to the NATO alliance.

Iran says it shot down Israel’s attack. Here’s what air defense systems it might have used.

Iran says it shot down Israel’s attack. Here’s what air defense systems it might have used.
Iran says it shot down Israel’s attack. Here’s what air defense systems it might have used.

Tehran has been increasingly public about its air defense capabilities, including showing off models of systems at a recent international defense expo.

The sights of Sea Air Space 2024 day 1 [PHOTOS]

The sights of Sea Air Space 2024 day 1 [PHOTOS]
The sights of Sea Air Space 2024 day 1 [PHOTOS]

A selection of photos from Breaking Defense, on the ground at Sea Air Space 2024.

Iran shows off naval guns, missiles and UAV named ‘Gaza’ at Qatari defense show

Iran shows off naval guns, missiles and UAV named ‘Gaza’ at Qatari defense show
Iran shows off naval guns, missiles and UAV named ‘Gaza’ at Qatari defense show

One representative at Tehran’s expansive booth told Breaking Defense the weapons are available to export to basically any country except the US and Israel.

How to counter the Houthi threat at sea

How to counter the Houthi threat at sea
How to counter the Houthi threat at sea

In a new op-ed, Bilal Y. Saab and Kevin Donegan call for a “comprehensive and fully-resourced interdiction regime at sea” to stop Iran’s ability to supply the Houthis with weapons.

Transparent Sea: AUKUS looks to AI, quantum in hunt for Chinese submarines

Transparent Sea: AUKUS looks to AI, quantum in hunt for Chinese submarines
Transparent Sea: AUKUS looks to AI, quantum in hunt for Chinese submarines

AI analysis of sensor data, including new kinds of quantum-based detection, could give a lethal edge in undersea warfare — to either the Australia-UK-US alliance or to China.

Commander: Navy’s new Task Group 59.1 to usher unmanned systems into ‘operational realm’

Commander: Navy’s new Task Group 59.1 to usher unmanned systems into ‘operational realm’
Commander: Navy’s new Task Group 59.1 to usher unmanned systems into ‘operational realm’

Lt. Luis Echeverria, the newly appointed commander of Task Group 59.1, spoke with Breaking Defense about the group’s role in integrating maritime drones into real-world operations.

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