MQ-4C Triton

On Oct. 1, 2009, the Navy's BAMS-D returned to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., after an initial eight-month deployment to the Central Command area of operations. The UAV completed more than 60 flights, totaling more than 1,000 flight hours. Personnel from Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2 (CPRW-2) and CPRW-5, Naval Air Systems Command and Northrop Grumman conducted the deployment. Once airborne, the demonstrator was flown from a ground station at Patuxent River. A second...