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Northrop Common Imagery Processor Successfully Handles New Global Hawk Data On Test Bed
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NOC) Common Imagery Processor (CIP) has demonstrated an important new capability by processing Global Hawk Block 40 data on the Distributed Common Ground System — Imagery (DCGS-I) test bed. A live flight event late last year marked the first time that Global Hawk Block 40 data was successfully received, processed and disseminated [...]
Northrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawks to US Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Global Hawk allows military commanders to receive high-resolution imagery, survey vast geographic regions and pinpoint targets on the ground. Both aircraft were delivered ahead of schedule in late November. “Global Hawk’s ability to fly more than [...]
South Korea Requests RQ-4 Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Aircraft
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Dec. 21 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for four RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.2 billion. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested a possible [...]
Global Hawk Makes Historic Flight from Grand Forks
The 69th Reconnaissance Group reached another milestone Aug. 7 with its first flight of a Block 40 RQ-4 Global Hawk from the flightline here. Previously, the 69th RG had only conducted flights in deployed environments. “We at the 69th Reconnaissance Group are very proud of our first successful flight of the RQ-4 Global Hawk,” said [...]
US Air Force gives U-2 spy plane another lease on life
The aging U-2 spy plane of Cold War fame has avoided retirement and will stay in the air until 2025, the Air Force said Monday, because the costly drone due to replace it turned out to be less effective. As part of cost-saving measures announced by the Pentagon, officials concluded the U-2 jet — which [...]
Northrop to Integrate Battlefield Airborne Communications Node on Global Hawks
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $47.2 million contract for the purchase and integration of two more Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payloads on two existing Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft. BACN is a high-altitude, airborne communications and information gateway system that maintains operational communications support 24 hours a day, seven [...]
Advanced US drone set to watch over North Korea: report
The United States is close to deploying an advanced unmanned spy plane over South Korea which could provide a much more detailed view of North Korea’s military activities, a report said. The US military newspaper Stars and Stripes said Washington is negotiating with Seoul to fly a Global Hawk drone near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) [...]
RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk reaches critical milestone
The commander of Air Combat Command declared initial operational capability for the RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk Aug. 10. The Air Force successfully deployed the Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk in support of Operation ODYSSEY DAWN in Libya and Operation TOMODACHI in Japan, and the IOC declaration is another significant milestone for the aircraft. “The [...]
Global Hawk Completes First Full System Flight With MP-RTIP Sensor
Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed its first full system flight with the high performance AN/ZPY-2, also referred to as the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. The flight took place at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on July 21. This is a first for a fleet of [...]
