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 ...

SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) first RQ-4A Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) unmanned air vehicle has arrived at Naval Air Station, Patuxent ...

Once the dust cleared, it turned out that one of the enduring lessons from the past week occurred at about 22,000 feet. The Iranian downing of an RQ-4A Global Hawk on Thursday is thought to have been ...

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 ...

BEALE, AFB, Calif. - Air Combat Command is considering a new concept of operations for high-altitude reconnaissance collection that will take advantage of the attributes of the new RQ-4A Global Hawk ...

Efforts to make unmanned aircraft a routine part of airspace ops have taken another babystep with the Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk receiving a military airworthiness certification. The move ...