The U.S. Air Force 452nd Flight Test Squadron marked the completion of its RQ-4 Global Hawk flight test program Friday with a sunsetting event at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Guest speakers ...

While at RAF Fairford, the RQ-4 will conduct operations through international and Allied airspace, implementing the U.S. Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept. A U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk ...

“[The] RQ-4B Global Hawk was introduced in order to conduct information gathering in areas relatively remote from Japan, as well as persistent airborne monitoring during situations with heightened ...

Designed as a replacement for the manned U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane, the RQ-4 drone has vastly expanded the US Air Force’s surveillance capabilities. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a vital ...

Beale Air Force Base officials recently announced that a “critical” remotely-piloted surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft will no longer be flown or used at the base. According to the Air Force, ...

GE-Aviation announced on August 14 that it is under contract to supply flight control actuation, electrical power generation & control, emergency power and other aircraft systems for use on the RQ-4 ...

The largest drone (UAV) in the U.S. Military is the RQ-4 Global Hawk, mainly used for surveillance operations. It can survey as much as 40,000 square miles of terrain a day, which is an area the size ...

A return to long-range, surface-to-surface missiles has driven some unexpected possibilities, such as a new, U.S. Army version of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. Northrop’s engineers are ...

LONDON—The U.S. Air Force has carried out the first landing of a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk in England, paving the way for future operations from the UK. The Global Hawk, call sign Forte 12, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Retiring the Block 30 aircraft would leave the Air Force with a performance gap in an already “surveillance starved” military. By adjusting tactics though, such as flying ...