Global Hawk UAV prototype reaches 7,000th flight hour

FLIGHT HOURS: The Northrop Grumman-built prototype of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system recently reached its 7,000th total flight hour during a combat mission supporting the war on terrorism, the company said July 14. Through three deployments, the six prototype Global Hawks...

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