Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, remotely-piloted surveillance aircraft introduced in 2001. It was initially designed by Ryan Aeronautical, and known as Tier II+ during development. The RQ-4 provides a broad overview and systematic surveillance using high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors with long loiter times over target areas.

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Global Hawk; Q-4 Global Hawk; RQ-4 Global Hawk; RQ4 Global Hawk; Tier II+
high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle, L3 Technologies, Héroux-Devtek, Vought, Royal Australian Air Force, Northrop Grumman, United States Navy, Honeywell Aerospace, Aurora Flight Sciences, Rolls-Royce North America, Raytheon, United States Air Force, United States, 

Durance, Lance, lance, lance, Morane-Saulnier Epervier, Northrop Grumman KQ-X, Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk, Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk, surveillance aircraft, 

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  Northrop Grumman KQ-X ⓘ
  cancelled autonomous aerial refueling drone

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  Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk ⓘ
  unmanned surveillance aircraft

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  Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk ⓘ
  unmanned surveillance aircraft

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RQ-4 Global Hawk 3

RQ-4 Global Hawk 4

RQ-4 Global Hawk photo of wildfires in Northern California - 080805-N-0000X-001

RQ-4 Global Hawk 5

010513-N-FF838-007 -- EXERCISE TANDEM THRUST 2001, ADELAIDE, Australia -- The Global Hawk is prepared after preflight checks for its twenty four hour mission out of Edinburgh Air Force Base in Adelaide, South 010513-N-FF838-007

Global Hawk Maintenance

Global Hawk Beale AFB

Global Hawk from the rear

On the move (13904280362)

Northrop Grumman contractors and members of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, m Edwards Air Force Base, California, perform final maintenance on the Global Hawk aircraft before - DPLA - ca3ca3979c8f7e3417be8a97f73f5ea5

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		Northrop Grumman KQ-X	Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, tanker aircraft	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2001	Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk	Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk	Wikidata
class	aircraft	2008	Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk	Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk	Wikidata
commons	image		RQ-4 Global Hawk 3		Commons
commons	image		RQ-4 Global Hawk 4		Commons
commons	image		RQ-4 Global Hawk photo of wildfires in Northern California - 080805-N-0000X-001		Commons
commons	image		RQ-4 Global Hawk 5		Commons
commons	image		010513-N-FF838-007 -- EXERCISE TANDEM THRUST 2001, ADELAIDE, Australia -- The Global Hawk is prepared after preflight checks for its twenty four hour mission out of Edinburgh Air Force Base in Adelaide, South 010513-N-FF838-007		Commons
commons	image		Global Hawk Maintenance		Commons
commons	image		Global Hawk Beale AFB		Commons
commons	image		Global Hawk from the rear		Commons
commons	image		On the move (13904280362)		Commons
commons	image		Northrop Grumman contractors and members of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, m Edwards Air Force Base, California, perform final maintenance on the Global Hawk aircraft before - DPLA - ca3ca3979c8f7e3417be8a97f73f5ea5		Commons