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...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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