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Air Force transfers two early Global Hawks to NASA
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Two Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration aircraft were recently transferred from the U.S. Air Force to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center here. Initial research activities beginning in 2009 will support NASA's Airborne Science Program. The ability of the unmanned Global Hawk aircraft to autonomously fly long distances and remain aloft for extended periods brings a new capability to the science community for measuring, monitoring and observing remote locations of the Earth. The two Global Hawks were the first and sixth aircraft built under the original development program sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and were made available to NASA when the Air Force had no further need for them. (NASA photo by Tony
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An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft like the one shown is currently flying non-military mapping missions over South, Central America and the Caribbean at the request of partner nations in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bobbi Zapka)
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Personnel from the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance maintenance detachment tend to a Navy Global Hawk unmanned aircraft that arrived at this airbase in Southwest Asia from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. This is the first operational deployment for the BAMS aircraft after its test and development phase. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mike Andriacco)
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An RQ-4 Global Hawk sits on the runway before beginning a nighttime mission. The aircraft is unmanned, and is used to capture imagery from high altitudes. (Courtesy photo/John Schwab) U.S. Air Force Photo
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An aerial view of earthquake victims gathering in a soccer field in Haiti from an Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aircraft Jan. 14. Aerial images are providing planners valuable situation awareness as they coordinate U.S. military support to the Haiti relief effort. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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120611-N-ZZ999-001 WASHINGTON (June 11, 2012) In this undated file photo, an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle sits on a flight line (U.S. Navy photo/Released) U.S. Navy
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120611-O-ZZ999-101 WASHINGTON (June 11, 2012) In this undated file photo provided by Northrop Grumman, a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle conducts tests over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt courtesy Northrop Grumman/Released) ©Erik Hildebrandt
120611-O-ZZ999-102 WASHINGTON (June 11, 2012) In this undated file photo provided by Northrop Grumman, a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle conducts tests over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt courtesy Northrop Grumman/Released) ©Erik Hildebrandt
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