February 1, 2008
Volume 23, Issue 1
Serving the aerospace
industry since 1986
Northrop Grumman’s
Global Hawk surpasses
expectations, establishes
delivery record
Air Force photograph
An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system taxis following a mission in...
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February 1, 2008
Volume 23, Issue 1
Serving the aerospace
industry since 1986
Northrop Grumman’s
Global Hawk surpasses
expectations, establishes
delivery record
Air Force photograph
An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system taxis following a mission in support of the
War on Terror.
The Northrop Grumman-built Global Hawk finished 2007 on a high note,
exceeding its previous record by delivering five production aircraft to the U.
S.
Air Force.
All nine of the Block 10 aircraft have been completed - seven for the Air Force plus two for
the U.
S.
Navy’s Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration, as well as two ground stations each
consisting of a mission control element and a launch and recovery element.
Seventeen
aircraft are presently in various stages of production and flight test - six Block 20s, 10
Block 30s and one Block 40, plus six ground stations.
For more on Global Hawk, see Page 8.
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