USAF Uncrewed Aircraft Flights At RAF Fairford To Begin In Weeks

rq-4 global hawk at night

USAF is expected to begin night flights with the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk from RAF Fairford, sources say.

Credit: Northrop Grumman
LONDON—The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is expected to begin flight operations with a high-altitude uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) from RAF Fairford, England, in the coming weeks, sources tell Aviation Week. Sources indicate that USAF is expected to begin flights with the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk...
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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