NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. --  The second MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft takes off from Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif., facility Oct. 15 for its inaugural flight. The 6.7-hour flight prepared the aircraft for its cross-country trip to Naval Air Station Patuxent River this month where it will continue the next phase of the flight test program.