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Friday, February 27, 2009

RQ-4N spreads Global Hawk brand to maritime patrol

RQ-4A Global HawkThe US Navy was the slowest and perhaps most reluctant of the armed services to embrace the potential of unmanned aircraft for the purpose of persistent surveillance.

After a false start in 2003, the USN initiated a competitive procurement process for a Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) fleet in 2006.

The multi-billion dollar contract predictably drew wide and intense interest from industry, affording the USN's selection team an unusually wide array of options.

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  1. Pete28/2/09 02:38

    The Australian Government has kept fairly quiet about procurement options for Global Hawk.

    Joint operating with the US between Australian bases is a possibility. This is in some respects similar to joint operating of signals stations.

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