Euro Hawk undergoes testing at Edwards AFB

Engineers with the US Air Force's 772nd Test Squadron have carried out electromagnetic interference testing on a Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft at Edwards AFB. Although similar to the RQ-4 Global Hawk, the Euro Hawk has never been flown in the unique radio frequency environment of Europe, necessitating the tests.

DARPA tests Global Hawk UAVs for tanker role

A team from DARPA, NASA and Northrop Grumman has tested an RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV for the feasibility of using unmanned aircraft as an aerial tankers as part of the KQ-X program. The team flew Scaled Composites’ Proteus test jet 40-feet behind the drone at an altitude of 45,000-feet as part of the test.

Global Hawks wrap up Opeval flights

The U.S. Air Force's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV has completed its operational test flights in December. Data is currently being analysed from the flights and the UAV expected to begin operations at Beale Air Force Base, Ca. in April after the results are certified.

Final KC-135 leaves Grand Forks

After 50 years of being associated with Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, the KC-135 tankers of the 319th Air Refueling Wing has left the base for the final time. The base will house the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV from 2011 onwards.

Japan to decide on Global Hawk

Japan is likely to decide by year-end whether to order Northrop Grumman's RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV. The standard Block 30 version is likely to be the version ordered, with an eye on Japanese sensors to be added in the future for missile defence.

Global Hawk welcoming ceremony at Andersen

The USAF has held a ceremony to welcome the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV being based at Andersen Air Force base in Guam. Three Global Hawks are to be based in Guam, with the remaining aircraft to arrive in the next few months.

Global Hawk goes hurricane hunting

A NASA Global Hawk UAV has completed a 24-hour long mission to study Hurricane Earl off the US Eastern seaboard. The UAV operated from NASA's Dryden research facility and overflew the hurricane eight times in nine hours.

First Global Hawk lands in Guam

The RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV has landed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for the first time on Sept 1st after an eighteen-hour flight from Beale AFB in California.

Pentagon, Northrop-Grumman trade barbs over Global Hawk

The Pentagon and Northrop Grumman have been engaging in a war of words over the cost, pace of development, effectiveness and serviceability of the RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude UAV.