Global Hawk receives blanket FAA certificate for U.S. flights

The Air Force's Global Hawk has become the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to receive a blanket certificate from the FAA authorizing high-altitude flights in any of the FAA's nine regions. Based at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the Global Hawk has previously operated under a FAA certificate of...

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