USAF Paves Way For UK-Based UAS Missions With First RQ-4 Landing

Credit: Northrop Grumman
LONDON—The U.S. Air Force has carried out the first landing of a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk in England, paving the way for future operations from the UK. The Global Hawk, call sign Forte 12, touched down at RAF Fairford shortly before 10:30 p.m. local time Aug. 22 after a nearly 24-hr. flight...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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