DOD Modifying RQ-4s For Hypersonic Telemetry Role

Global Hawk
Credit: USAF
The U.S. Defense Department has started modifying Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks with sensors and telemetry for monitoring flight tests by hypersonic glide vehicles and cruise missiles, a senior Pentagon official said Sept. 30. The DOD plans to conduct 40 flight tests over the next four years on...

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