The Navy is splitting its MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft program into two subprograms as it seeks capability upgrades for “Increment 2” systems while slashing overall procurement quantities. “MQ-4C achieved [Initial Operational Capability] in July 2023 delivering the full set of [Multi-Intelligence Integrated Functional Capability] requirements,” Triton program manager Capt. Josh Guerre told Inside Defense . “For the purposes of acquisition configuration management, this is now defined as the Increment 1 subprogram,” he said. “Subsequently, there have been directed capability improvement...
