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.

NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have unveiled the first Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to be used for environmental science research, heralding a new application for the ...

NASA Global Hawk 871 rolls out on the runway at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility after landing following a flight in the 2013 HS3 hurricane formation and intensification mission. Image Credit: NASA WFF.

A U.S. Air Force drone faced issues due to Russian signal interference during a flight on August 29-30, according to the Estonian Ministry of Defense. During a reconnaissance flight in Estonian ...

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 ...

SEOUL and BEIJING—The first Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk for South Korea arrived at an airfield in the south of the country on Dec. 23, with three more aircraft of the surveillance type to follow ...

In early talks on the forthcoming fiscal 2014 budget request, the U.S. Air Force is proposing to close the book on Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk franchise, canceling the ground surveillance variant.