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This Is the New Spy Plane of the US Navy
The US Navy just got a new spy plane. It name is MQ-4C Triton, and it has been created by Northrop Grumman for "maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance data collection and dissemination capability to the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force. (gizmodo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Probably won't be long before there are no fighter pilots, just fighter geeks sitting in a conex with joystick in hand.
Not much of a secret any more ... Glad their are no lives at stake doing the actual spying.
It never really was much of a secret. The Navy said a while ago they were exploring the possibility of obtaining some. The only problem is they can't land on carriers...
It never really was much of a secret. The Navy said a while ago they were exploring the possibility of obtaining some. The only problem is they can't land on carriers...
Very cool but it's a waste of perfectly good aircraft.
http://defensetech.org/2012/04/27/block-30-global-hawks-may-stay/
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_05_07_2012_p0-455630.xml