The Taiwan Strait ranks among the most closely watched stretches of water on earth. Every naval movement, every fighter ...
Whatever the facts about the downing, the drone involved is used for intelligence-gathering over both water and coastal areas. It costs around $130 million per drone according to industry experts. The ...
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The RQ-4 Global Hawk drone is big in Japan

The US Air Force is repositioning three RQ-4 Global Hawk drones from Guam to Japan, in order to better support Indo-Pacific ...
Three of the Air Force’s large RQ-4 Global Hawk drones will be permanently stationed in Yokota Air Base in Tokyo.
With just one snip, a pair of scissors unveiled a new piece of Global Hawk-related equipment at Robins Air Force Base Monday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony capped 18 months of construction on a new fuel ...