“[The] RQ-4B Global Hawk was introduced in order to conduct information gathering in areas relatively remote from Japan, as well as persistent airborne monitoring during situations with heightened ...

Northrop Grumman has flown Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the first time. The initial example of Tokyo’s high-altitude UAV finished its first flight on 15 April at Northrop’s ...

October 16, 2021: Recently the U.S. Air Force successfully tested a new MS-177 sensor system for its RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV. The new sensor system is an MSI (multi-spectral imaging) type and the third ...

The Pacific Ocean is a very big and deserted place. From the Western coast of America, for instance, to the shores of Japan, there are no less than 5,300 miles (over 8,500 km, shortest distance) of ...

Northrop Grumman on April 15 began flying the first of three RQ-4B Block 30 (I) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) ordered by Japan in Palmdale, California, the company said. All three high-altitude UAS ...