The global hawk weapon system surpassed 140,000 flight hours and 100,000 combat flight hours and continues to demonstrate superior improved sustainment performance and exceeded operational performance targets. The rq4 global hawk is a highaltitude, longendurance unmanned aircraft system with an integrated sensor suite that provides intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or isr, capability. System description and mission the northrop grumman rq4b global hawk block 30 is a remotely piloted, high. Global hawk highaltitude longendurance unmanned aerial. The rq4b block 30 ms intelligence program added the. Global hawk purpose global hawk is an unmanned, high altitude, long endurance air vehicle supports department of defense intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions with integrated sensors electroopticalinfrared images synthetic aperture radar sar for all weather future signals intelligence sigint capabilities. Vigilance for a changing worldthe rq4 global hawk unmanned aircraft system uas is the premier provider of persistent intelligence. A spring steel hoop is sewn into the hem of each cover, allowing them to be installed without climbing onto the wing or. I n t e g r i t y s e r v i c e e x c e l l e n c e. The rq4a block 10 payload is the integrated sensor.
Launch and recovery and mission control ground stations. Mission the rq4 global hawk is a highaltitude, longendurance, remotely piloted aircraft with an integrated sensor suite that provides global. Suite iss which includes infrared, optical, and synthetic aperture radar sensors for imaging ground targets. Air force and navy officials met to discuss joint training with the rq4. Vigilance for a changing world the rq4 global hawk unmanned aircraft system uas is the premier provider of persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information. Able to fly at high altitudes for greater than 30 hours, global hawk is designed to gather nearrealtime, highresolution imagery of large areas of land.
For 2014, the global hawk fleethad an actual aircraft availability rate of79. An rq4 global hawk soars through the sky to record intelligence, surveillence and reconnaissance data. It was initially designed by ryan aeronautical and known as. The rq4 provides a broad overview and systematic surveillance using highresolution synthetic aperture radar. Global hawk 201 a payload consisting of electrooptical, infrared, and radar imaging sensors, electronic emission detection sensors, or communications relay systems. Pursuant to section 2432 of title 10, united states code, this is the final sar submission for rq4 ab global hawk, because the program is 90%. The global hawk performs duties similar to that of the lockheed u2. The northrop grumman rq4 global hawk is a highaltitude remotelypiloted surveillance aircraft.
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