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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...