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Northrop
Grumman
completes
ferry flight
of Japan’s
Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman has successfully ferried the first of Japan’s three RQ-4B Global Hawks via a non-stop transpacific flight.
The aircraft departed on March 10, from Palmdale, Calif., landing 18.7 hours later on March 12, 2022, at Misawa Air Base, Misawa, Japan.
The arrival of the first Japan Global Hawk is an important milestone in the development of this critical security asset,” said Jane Bishop, vice president and general manager, global surveillance, Northrop Grumman. “The au- tonomous Global Hawk will provide the Japan Air Self-Defense Force with persistent, high- altitude surveillance of the Indo-Pacific. Global Hawk’s intelligence, surveillance and recon- naissance capabilities will provide invaluable support to Japanese national security and to the security of allies across the region.”
RQ-4B Global Hawk, a large high-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aerial vehicle, is
Northrop Grumman photograph
Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4B Global Hawk aircraft will provide the Japan Air Self-Defense Force with persistent, high-altitude surveillance of the Indo-Pacific.
equipped with mission-specific sensors to meet critical ISR needs. This capability will change the way allies monitor threats and provide hu- manitarian assistance and disaster response day
or night. Combined with other Japanese intel-
contributing to Japan’s national security well into the future.
Northrop Grumman’s family of autonomous
HALE systems, including Global Hawk, are
critical components of networked, global ISR
in a timely manner, deterring aggression and responding to emerging threats. Japan, with its Global Hawk fleet, will be part of a growing list of allied nations operating HALE UAVs. The United States, Australia, NATO and Korea will all be operating versions of this vital national security asset.
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ligence assets, the advanced UAV will provide collection for allied nations around the world. solutions to monitor and deter regional threats, The ISR data enables decision makers to act
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