Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Australia Will Purchase MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft
Australia will acquire the MQ-4C Triton to operate in tandem with the new P-8A Poseidons it plans to purchase. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)
Australia will acquire the MQ-4C Triton to operate in tandem with the new P-8A Poseidons it plans to purchase. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed that his country will buy MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft to operate alongside the eight Boeing P-8A Poseidons it plans to purchase. Abbott announced the Triton acquisition during a March 13 visit to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base at Edinburgh.