What does the RQ-4 Global Hawk do?
What does the RQ-4 Global Hawk do?
The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system with an integrated sensor suite that provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, capability worldwide.
How much does an RQ-4 Global Hawk cost?
The initial flyaway cost of each of the first 10 aircraft was US$10 million in 1994. By 2001 this had risen to US$60.9 million, and then to $131.4 million (flyaway cost) in 2013….Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk.
| RQ-4 Global Hawk | |
|---|---|
| First flight | 28 February 1998 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | United States Air Force NASA NATO |
| Produced | 1998–present |
Who makes the RQ-4 Global Hawk?
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk/Manufacturers
How Fast Is Global Hawk?
629 km/h
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk/Top speed
How long can Global Hawk stay airborne?
It has a maximum endurance of over 32 hours and a ferry range of 22,780km. It can fly at an altitude of 60,000ft. The Global Hawk set a new endurance record for operational UAS in a non-stop flight of 33.1 hours at altitudes up to 60,000ft.
Is the RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30 effective?
The RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30 demonstrated the capability to provide about 40 percent of requested ISR coverage when used at planned peacetime or non-crisis operational tempos. However, the system is not operationally effective for conducting near-continuous, persistent ISR as specified in the Air Force Concept of Employment.
What is the mission of the RQ-4 Global Hawk?
PRINT | E-MAIL. Mission. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global all-weather, day or night intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability.
Which is Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk sensor suite?
The German Air Force ( Luftwaffe) ordered a variant of the RQ-4B, to be equipped with a customized sensor suite, designated EuroHawk.
When was the Block 10 Global Hawk retired?
Seven Block 10 aircraft were procured, but were retired from the Air Force inventory in 2011. Block 20s were initially fielded with IMINT-only capabilities, but three Block 20s have been converted to an EQ-4 communication relay configuration, carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communication Node (BACN) payload.