The Navy captain overseeing the MQ-4 Triton program said Tuesday he believes the unmanned maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft could eventually be used to detect the launch of hypersonic missiles. Capt. Dan Mackin, program manager for persistent maritime unmanned aircraft systems, said yesterday his office would need to consider "additional electric power" sources as well as reduce certain space, weight and power requirements in order to make future upgrades on the aircraft. "I'd like to look at hypersonics and the...
