NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on Tuesday that allies will buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high altitude surveillance drones. Norway, Finland, Germany, and Denmark have signed a letter of intent for the purchase.
The Triton drones will complement NATO’s current fleet of RQ-4D Phoenix intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance drones based at Sigonella Air Base in Sicily, Italy. Both drones are based on Northrop’s Global Hawk and can stay aloft for more than 30 hours.
Rutte emphasized the importance of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for the alliance, speaking at a defense industry forum ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.
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