Back in full flight — Funding boost revives Triton project

The Pentagon has resumed funding for Northrop Grumman’s work to deliver the next-generation uncrewed aerial system to the US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force.

In March, the US Department of Defense released US President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 defence budget, reporting a 4.1 per cent increase (US$30.7 billion or $40.9 billion) in total spending to US$773 billion ($1.03 trillion).

Notably, the FY23 budget request included a total of US$587.8 million ($785.1 million) in funding for the development of three Northrop Grumman-built MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) platforms for the US Navy.