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New Northrop Grumman drones to take over Navy ocean surveillance

A high-flying drone with surveillance sensors and a wingspan longer than that of a Boeing 737 will be the newest way for the U.S. Navy to monitor the seas.

The first operational MQ-4C Triton drone will be delivered by Northrop Grumman Corp. to the Navy in the next week at Point Mugu Naval Air Station near Oxnard, Calif., with a second drone to follow by year-end. The two drones will be tested at Point Mugu

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