Slide 1

MQ-4C TRITON

AAUS Australia

October 2013

MQ-4C Triton Program Update

Legacy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

OQ-2

OQ-19/SD-1

RP-76

BQM-74

X-47A Pegasus

Combat Dawn

RQ-8A Fire Scout

Compass Cope

BQM-34

Compass Arrow

Firebolt

AQM-34 SPA

M324

BQM-145A

RQ-4A Global Hawk

RMAX

Hunter II

MQ-5B Hunter

E-Hunter

RQ-5A Hunter

MQ-8B Fire Scout

USA/USN

MQ-8B Fire Scout

USA/USN

X-47B J-UCAS

USN/USAF

X-47B J-UCAS

USN/USAF

BQM-74F

RQ-4B Global Hawk

USN/USAF

RQ-4B Global Hawk

USN/USAF

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Navy MQ-4C Evolution

26987-11

BLOCK 0(ACTD)

BLOCK 10

• EO/IR/Radar Maritime Modes/AIS/ESM

•One aircraft – based w/USAF in CENTCOM

• Three additional Block 10 in Pax River

• Extend maritime ops until BAMS IOC

MQ-4C

•Maritime AESA radar

•EO-IR turret (MTS-B Variant)

•ESM system

•AIS and comm relay

•Anti-icing and net comms

NATO AGS

BLOCK 40

•Eleven vehicles

•MP-RTIP AESA radar (NGAS with Raytheonand NGES as subs)

•Ground/maritime radar surveillance

Block xx & Others

•USAF follow-on with openarchitecture ground station

•New payloads

•International – FMS

•Twenty one vehicles

•Raytheon enhanced ISS (longer range)

•NGIS Adv Signals Intel Payload (ASIP)

NASA

Euro Hawk(SIGINT)

BLOCK 20

BLOCK 30

(MULTI-INT)

•Three BACN

•Six USAF aircraft

•First of new configuration

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• Two ACTD AVs (jointly managed with NGC)

• Environmental Science Campaigns

• KQ-X DARPA Air-to-Air Refueling

• Two Block 10 + 1 additional ACTD in place

BAMS-D

•First aircraft delivered

•Four aircraftin work

•5 aircraft

MQ-4C Triton UASProgram of Record

•Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Force(MPRF) community

P-8A Poseidon Adjunct

Leverages Pilot, TACCO, and AWO expertise

•Persistent maritime Intelligence, Surveillanceand Reconnaissance (ISR) UAS

Provides a persistent maritime Common OperationalPicture

–Surface Warfare (SUW) during Major Combat Operations

–“Trip Wire” – Intelligence Preparation of the Environment

–Homeland Defense / Overseas Contingency Operations

“This capability has never been neededmore as we rebalance toward thePacific, BAMS [Triton] will provide anasymmetric advantage to the U.S.Navy. Long range persistentsurveillance transforms the nature ofwarfare at sea.”

Admiral Mark Ferguson, VCNO, July 2012

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1190, 15 August 2011

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•Originally a six-month demonstration

–Successful capability now used operationally formore than three years

•Surpassed 10,000 flight hours in April 2013

•Informing decisions on Triton to provide evengreater capability to fleet commanders

–Design

–Operational CONOPS

–Capabilities

RQ-4A BAMS-Demonstration Program

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MQ-4C Triton UAS

Integrated Maritime Patrol Concept

•Globally Responsive and Persistent Force -24/7 coverage of maritime areas of interest

•Multi-Spectrum Intelligence Collection -employ an array of sensors to provide theCOCOM Maritime Domain Awareness

•Fully Networked Platforms – collect andshare intelligence data to a wide variety ofusers

Transformational Mixed Force: Effective, Efficient Mission Capability Tailored to the Warfighter’s Requirements

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SDD Program Status

•Program has entered flight test phase

–Envelope expansion through CY2013 in Palmdale, CA

–Complete flight test program at NAS Patuxent River

–Conduct Operational Assessment in 4Q FY2014

–Continue System Integration Lab testing of software/hardware in support offlight test program

•Milestone C in 2Q FY2015

•Initial Operational Capability in 2017

Focus is on providing effective and affordable capability to the fleet

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Recent Accomplishments

Completed SDD-1 Flights 1 through 7

Completed Software Coding of IFC-2

Initiated SIL Sensor Integration and IFC-2Testing

Completed 25 MFAS radar surrogate flights

Navy SIL integrated into the test network

Navy FOB integrated with IFC 1.2 insupport of Flight 3

MFAS and ESM powered-up in TSC

BAMS Demonstration program surpassed10,000 flight hours

Triton Test Hangar completed

Breaking ground for Jacksonville TrainingFacility

Australia FMS Planning Case signed

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V-Tail andSecondary StructureV-Tail andSecondary Structure

Aurora FlightSciencesBridgeport, WVAurora FlightSciencesBridgeport, WV

CommunicationsCommunications

L3 CommunicationsSalt Lake City, UTL3 CommunicationsSalt Lake City, UT

Due RegardDue Regard

ITTVan Nuys, CAITTVan Nuys, CA

WingWing

TriumphAerostructuresVought IntegratedPrograms DivisionDallas, TXTriumphAerostructuresVought IntegratedPrograms DivisionDallas, TX

AMMS, IMMCAMMS, IMMC

Curtiss WrightSanta Clarita, CACurtiss WrightSanta Clarita, CA

ESMESM

Sierra Nevada CorporationSparks, NVSierra Nevada CorporationSparks, NV

EngineEngine

Rolls-RoyceIndianapolis, INRolls-RoyceIndianapolis, IN

Multi-FunctionActive SensorMulti-FunctionActive Sensor

Northrop GrummanBaltimore, MDNorthrop GrummanBaltimore, MD

EO/IR TurretEO/IR Turret

RaytheonMcKinney, TXRaytheonMcKinney, TX

Dulles, VADulles, VA

UAVC2UAVC2

Mission ControlSystemMission ControlSystem

Northrop GrummanHollywood, MDNorthrop GrummanHollywood, MD

Northrop GrummanMQ-4C Triton UAS Industry Team

FuselageFuselage

Northrop GrummanMoss Point, MSNorthrop GrummanMoss Point, MS

Final AssemblyFinal Assembly

Northrop GrummanPalmdale, CANorthrop GrummanPalmdale, CA

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 11-212, 17 February 2011.

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•Hail & bird strike resistance

•Lightning protection

•Fuel Vapor and Fire Sensing

•Fire containment, resistive materials

•More reliable power distribution units

•Dual ice detectors

•Improved ECS / LCS Cooling

•KN-4074 PGE (improved navigation)

•AMMS Enhanced Cooling

•Enhanced Prognostic HealthManagement (pHM)

•Thermo-Mechanical Expulsion Deicing System(TMEDS)

•Bleed Air Engine Inlet Anti-icing

•WB KA SATCOM (Wideband Geospatial Satellite) forincreased oceanic coverage

•Wing Strength improvements for gust loads

•Active fuel system Cg control

•Improved radome structuralstrength & aerodynamics

•Fixed fairing for EO/IR

•FADEC SW changes

•Federated Communicationsarchitecture

•Aircrew training device embedded in MainOperating Base Mission Control System

•Forward fuselage strength for sensors

•Upgrade to 30 KVA Generator

•New 270 V power convertor

•IMMC processors refresh

•AMMS Processor Growth Margin

•Due Regard

•360° maritime Radar / EO-IR / ESM / AIS

•High / Low profile

Performance

Availability

MQ-4C Triton UAS Improvements

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 2013-689 August 2013

MQ-4C Triton UASAir Vehicle Configuration

1111

Length

47.6 ft

Wingspan

130.9 ft

Max Takeoff Wt

32,250 lb

Cruise Speed (KTAS)

330 knots

GTOW Rate of Climb (SL)

2,800 fpm

Operational Ceiling

60,000 ft

Max Un-refueled Range

>9,550 nm

Endurance

>24 hr

9” CDL Dish Antenna(Port and Starboard)

Hail andBird StrikeResistance

De-icing

AN/ZPY-3 Multi-Function Active Sensor(MFAS) Maritime Radar

360° X-Band 2D AESA Radar

Maritime and Air/Ground Modes

AN/ZLQ-1 ESM

360° FOR

Rolls-Royce AE3007H

23+ Million hrs

8,500 lb Thrust (SL)

Metallic Fuselage

GraphiteWing

External

Provisions

AutomaticIdentificationSystem (AIS)

Advanced Mission ManagementSystem (AMMS)

 Onboard Server

 Data Correlation

 Payload & Bandwidth Control

Graphite

Empennage

Due Regard Radar

Safe Separation

MQ-4C Triton UAS SpecsMQ-4C Triton UAS Specs

Space, Weight & PowerSpace, Weight & Power

WB Satcom

AN/DAS-3 EO/IR

 360° Field of Regard

 Auto-Target Tracking

 Hi Res EO/IR atMultiple FOVs

 Multi-Mode Color Video

Internal Payload

3,200 lb

External Payload

2,400 lb

Power AC

30.0 kVA

Power DC

400 A

Pressurized Space

180 cu ft

Unpressurized Space

45 cu ft

External Unpressurized Space

132 cu ft

Backup Battery Power

45 min

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1628, 30 November 2011.

Sensors: Multi-FunctionActive Sensor (MFAS) Risk Reduction

•27 surrogate flight tests completed on Gulfstream II

•Focused on mode maturation and radar stability

•Demonstrated modes: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), limited MaritimeSurface Surveillance (MSS), and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR)

•Demonstrated stable navigation solution

•Work ahead includes mode transition maturity

The U.S. Navy completed the first flight of the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) radar system, the primary sensor on the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS), on Dec. 16 on a Northrop Grumman surrogate Gulfstream aircraft at a California test site. The MQ-4C BAMS program is on track to deliver initial operating capability to the fleet by fiscal 2015. (Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman)

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Maritime Surface Surveillance360-Degree Scan

•Provides persistent broad area surveillance of maritime and littoral environments

•Provides 360-deg azimuth coverage and variable size sector scan

•Range is covered using a 2-bar scan approach forimproved performance in near and far range

•Provides the following outputs to AMMS

–A STANAG-4607 compliant target report

–A clutter map

•Radar “hits” are sent to the BAMS trackerfor scan-to-scan correlation and tracking

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1189, 12 August 2011; NGAS 11-0875

Image While Scan (IWS)

•Image While Scan provides a capabilityto interleave very short duration ISARfunctions (ISAR snapshot and HighRange Resolution (HRR)) during MSSscans

–Optimizes radar timeline

–Provides initial range profile/snapshot tohelp operator prioritize ISAR classificationof targets and re-establish tracks

DDG

Tanker

Container

Container

DDG

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1189, 12 August 2011; NGAS 11-0875

MFAS ISAR

•Supports the classification of objects inthe maritime environment (fine imageresolution)

•Provides the following outputs

–A STANAG-4607 compliant target report

–NITF 2.1 compliant images

•Images are taken at selectable ratesand resolutions

•Still images can be viewed as framesin a video to show target motion

•Range performance

Bulk Cargo

LPD

DDG

Cargo

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1189, 12 August 2011; NGAS 11-0875

Strip Synthetic Aperture Radar(Strip-SAR) Mode

•Provides images of the ground andstationary targets

–Strip SAR continuously images theground along a fixed line. As theplatform moves, a linear set ofcontiguous images is created

• Provides the following outputs

–A NITF 2.1 compliant image

• Selectable size and resolution

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1189, 12 August 2011; NGAS 11-0875

•Provides images of the groundand stationary targets

–Spot SAR covers a ground patchin a single beam

•Provides the following outputs

–A NITF 2.1 compliant image

– Selectable size and resolution

Spot Synthetic Aperture Radar(Spot-SAR) Mode

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1189, 12 August 2011; NGAS 11-0875

Force Structure

•Five orbits eachconsisting of a MOB anda FOB

-Main Operating Base(MOB): mission control

-Forward Operating Base(FOB): launch andrecovery

•Four Unmanned Aircraft

•Organized into twosquadrons (VUP-19 andVUP-11)

Mission control at CONUS MOBs, Aircraft maintained and launched at FOBs

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 11-1190, 15 August 2011.

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Regional ISR Cooperation

22418-11

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MQ-4C provides 24/7 CoverageMQ-4C provides 24/7 Coverage

Operations from Five Main Operating BasesOperations from Five Main Operating Bases

MQ-4C Fleet would network withMQ-4C Fleet would network with

fully interoperable USAF and USN UAVsto deliver a combined ISR fleetfully interoperable USAF and USN UAVsto deliver a combined ISR fleet

AS-DSEA-13-00257

MCS Design

*Provisions will be made for 3rdInstructor Operator Station.

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited, 10-1387, 2 Nov 2010.

Main Operating Base (MOB)Mission Control System (MCS) Design

•6 Operator Stations

–4 main operator stations: Pilot, Mission CDR, 2 Sensor Operators

–2 transit pilot stations (manned only during multiple aircraft OPS)

•Interface with MPRF Tactical Operations Center

•Fully Integrated Mission Systems Trainer (MST)

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 09-508, 30 April 2009

FY13

FY14

FY15

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY21

Baseline

AirborneCommunications Relay

SignalsIntelligence

FutureCapabilities

Future Capabilities

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Room for Growth in Current Sensors

Moving Target Indicator / Weather Mode / IFF Interrogation

Laser Designation / Range Finding in EO/IR

Room for Growth in Current Sensors

Moving Target Indicator / Weather Mode / IFF Interrogation

Laser Designation / Range Finding in EO/IR

Robust Signals Intelligence

Capability

Robust Signals Intelligence

Capability

Robust Communications Relay

Airborne / Battlegroup Networking

Level of Interoperability (LOI) 4 Afloat

JALN Maritime Domain Solution

Robust Communications Relay

Airborne / Battlegroup Networking

Level of Interoperability (LOI) 4 Afloat

JALN Maritime Domain Solution

360° Maritime Sensors

(Radar / ESM / EO-IR / AIS)

Persistent ISR: 24/7 365

Mission Radius: 2000NM

360° Maritime Sensors

(Radar / ESM / EO-IR / AIS)

Persistent ISR: 24/7 365

Mission Radius: 2000NM

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. 2013-689 August 2013

Australia FMS Planning Case

•Foreign Military Sales (FMS) planning case

–Assess Triton’s capabilities as a high-altitude,long-endurance UAS for Australia’s maritimepatrol and other surveillance requirements

•Australian DoD signed the FMS Letter ofAgreement on Aug. 1, 2013

–Initial meetings to share technical and costdata to help inform decisions

•Data valuable to determine manpower,maintenance, basing and operational costs

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Triton Hangar at NAS Patuxent River

•Hangar for Test Activities

–SDD and DTA aircraft will move to NASPatuxent River next year

•Research, development, test andevaluation facility

–71,000 square feet

–Large enough to hold three Triton aircraft

–Completed March 2013

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NAS JacksonvilleTraining Center

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•Triton squadron pre-establishment unit (VUP-19) to stand-up at NAS Jacksonville

•Training facility broke ground on June 2012with scheduled completion in 2014

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•P-655, Constructs two Triton MCS and TacticalOperations Center

•Design complete, Contract award May 2013

•Completes Nov 2014

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Operational Mission Control

Facility at NAS Jacksonville

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SDD-1 Rolled Out

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Summary

•Triton is an adjunct to the P-8A and together will recapitalize MPRFmission capabilities

•Triton provides the fleet with a persistent maritime ISR capability

–Using 360° coverage and advanced sensors, Triton will deliver unprecedentedmaritime domain awareness

•Triton team focused on successful test execution and delivery ofcapability to the fleet

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1.1- 29

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. 10-350, 18 March 2010.