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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Last Block 10 Global Hawk Arrives for Check Flights

RQ-4 Global Hawk

An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the last Block 10 production aircraft, arrived here for a thorough checkup before delivery to an operational squadron.

The aircraft will undergo a series of acceptance and operational check flights by the 452nd Flight Test Squadron before flying to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., to take its place as a fully operational reconnaissance aircraft.

The 452nd FLTS delivered the first Block 10 production Global Hawk to Beale in 2004, and this aircraft represents the last of the smaller variants to be delivered, said Lt. Col. Douglas Jaquish, 452nd FLTS commander.

"Northrop Grumman has started producing a larger Global Hawk variant," he said. "The Block 20, 30 and 40 aircraft will have more capability. They've increased the payload by 50 percent."

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