THE MQ-4C TRITON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM LANDED AT NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER,

MARYLAND, SEPTEMBER 18TH AFTER COMPLETING ITS FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.

"THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY. I PERSONALLY WITNESSED HISTORY BEING MADE AGAIN. HERE TRITON COMING

FROM THE WEST COAST TO THE EAST COAST. ITS LONGEST FLIGHT EVER NOT JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY

BUT TIME IN THE AIR. IT WAS JUST GOOSEBUMPS. IT WAS A PHENOMENAL SIGHT TO SEE AND TO EXPERIENCE

WITH THE TEAM."

TRITON COMPLETED 15 FLIGHT TESTS, SHOWING ITS ABILITY TO OPERATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND

ALTITUDES.

"SO THIS IS REALLY THE FUTURE OF NAVAL AVIATION. I'M A P-3 PILOT BY TRADE. I'VE FLOWN MY ENTIRE

CAREER AND TRITON IS PART OF THE P-3 REPLACEMENT. AND SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT AND THINK ABOUT

WHERE THIS IS GOING TO TAKE NAVAL AVIATION, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE. THE TECHNOLOGY, THE

CAPABILITY, IT JUST REDEFINES HOW WE DO THINGS."