Global Hawk Detours for Japan Overflight

There was a Pentagon-inspired detour during a Global Hawk's week-long stay in Australia last month. Usually the long-range UAV only pauses overnight for refueling and maintenance. But this time the high-altitude reconnaissance platform flew over Japan's southwestern Nansei archipelago, which...

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