New Global Hawk set to fly from nest
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PALMDALE - A bigger and better version of the unmanned Global Hawk reconnaissance aircraft is preparing to leave the nest at Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Palmdale assembly facility.
This second production version of Global Hawk, dubbed the RQ-4B, is significantly larger and able to carry 50% more payload than its predecessor, the RQ-4A.
The RQ-4B is basically a redesigned Global Hawk, said Mike McCormack, production manager.
Global Hawk is a high-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial reconnaissance system designed to provide military field commanders with high-resolution, nearly real time imagery of large areas.
It is designed to fly at more than 60,000 feet altitude with a flight endurance of up to 36 hours.
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