Japan Begins Operation Of Global Hawk Unit

RQ-4B

The first Japanese RQ-4B Global Hawk at Misawa.

Credit: Japan Air Self Defense Force
SINGAPORE—The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) has commenced missions with its own Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk on Dec. 21, a week after standing up its new Air Reconnaissance Group. The introduction comes as the Japanese Defense Ministry published a new national defense strategy, which...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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