NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. -- The second of three MQ-4C Triton test aircraft makes its debut at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Oct. 24 after completing its inaugural cross-country flight from Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif., facility earlier today. The third test aircraft is scheduled to arrive before the end of the year. The Triton integrated test team will continue envelope expansion and conduct sensor, communications and interoperability testing on the three aircraft in preparation for deployment in 2017.