As if the active wildfires across the U.S. weren’t bad enough, a different kind of fire broke out on August 6, as a result of a military aircraft crash. Thankfully, unlike the recent sightseeing plane crash in Alaska, there were no victims, since this was an unmanned aircraft system ...
The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system with an integrated sensor suite that provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, capability worldwide. Global Hawk's mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support jo...
Since 2001, when the U.S. Air Force deployed the Northrop Grumman-developedRQ-4 Global Hawk— a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system— Air Force pilots and payload sensor operators have been managing the aircraft's intel-gathering activities from a legacy ground system...
One of NASA's two Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks (N782NA) has started flights to track water vapour in the upper atmosphere and help scientists understand how greenhouse gases affect Earth's climate. The remotely piloted aircraft is flying from its NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center base...
TheNorthrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawkis an unmanned (UAV) surveillance aircraft. It was initially designed by Ryan Aeronautical (now part of Northrop Grumman), and known as Tier II+ during development. The Global Hawk performs a similar role as the Lockheed U-2. The RQ-4 provides a broad ...
Northrop Grumman plans to more than double production capacity for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to 12 aircraft per year in anticipation of growing demand for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. ...
“Our RQ-4 RangeHawks will support the emerging class of hypersonic weapons and provide a combination of range, endurance and payload capacity,” said Jane Bishop, vice president and general manager, global surveillance, Northrop Grumman. “These aircraft will continue their role in vital national...
Sgt. Courtney having her remotely piloted aircraft wings pinned on by sons David and Riley during an RPA Training Course graduation Aug. 4, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. U.S. Air Force/Ave I. Young Share This: About SOFREP News Team View All Posts The SOFREP News Tea...
Raytheon has received a $104m subcontract to modernise the US Air Force's (USAF) RQ-4 Global Hawk autonomous aircraft. In a separate development,Northrop Grummanwas also contracted by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to modernise the aircraft's ground segment. ...
Aircraft assigned: KC-10A Extenders, U-2 Dragon Ladies, E-3 AWACS and RQ-4 Global Hawk. Its mission is air refueling and reconnaissance. The Wing's... DB Wing 被引量: 0发表: 2016年 100 YEARS OF FLYING It states that the squadron has the task to train surveillance and reconnaissance ...