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NATO Performs First Ground-Based Mobile Drone Surveillance Outside Italy

NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force has demonstrated its mobile general ground station outside Italy for the first time.

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NATO’s Upgraded RQ-4D Returns to Italy

The NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force's RQ-4D remotely piloted aircraft has returned to Italy after receiving technical upgrades.

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Japan Plans Armed Wingman Drone Development With US: Report

Japan is reportedly planning to co-develop an armed unmanned aerial vehicle with the US to fly alongside manned aircraft.

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Japan Receives First of Three RQ-4B Global Hawks From US

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force has received its first of three Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk drones.

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Northrop to Modify Global Hawks for Hypersonic Missile Testing

The Department of Defense has contracted Northrop Grumman to reconfigure four US Air Force Global Hawk drones with sensors for tracking hypersonic weapon tests.

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Northrop Awarded Global Hawk Drone Inflight Rerouting Contract

The US Air Force has contracted Northrop Grumman for a Global Hawk drone dynamic inflight rerouting capability upgrade by 2023.

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Global Hawk Drones Repurposed for Hypersonic Missile Tests

Northrop Grumman will repurpose four decommissioned RQ-4 Global Hawk drones into Range Hawk surveillance platforms to assist US armed forces during hypersonic missile testing.

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Japan’s First Global Hawk Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The first of three RQ-4B Global Hawk drones ordered by Japan from Northrop Grumman flew for the first time from Palmdale, California.

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Russia to Test Attack Drone Prototype With Guided Munitions

A Russian long-range attack and reconnaissance drone prototype, the Altius, will undergo test flights with guided munitions this year, Russian media reported.

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NATO to spend $1 billion upgrading ageing AWACS fleet

NATO is to upgrade its ageing fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS early warning and control aircraft at a cost of $1 billion

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