The Taiwan Strait ranks among the most closely watched stretches of water on earth. Every naval movement, every fighter ...
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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 operations.
Three of the Air Force’s large RQ-4 Global Hawk drones will be permanently stationed in Yokota Air Base in Tokyo.
The Air Force relocating a fleet of the drones from Guam to Japan moves them from a dangerous typhoon corridor to a more ...
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 ...
Northrop Grumman will deliver the first pair of South Korea’s four RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft in 2018, and the second pair in 2019. Northrop Grumman will deliver the first pair of ...