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Wednesday, August 03, 2011

High flying drone Global Hawk to replace US' most famous U-2 spy plane

RQ-4A Global HawkTucked away here in the Mojave Desert, the assembly plant for the high-flying Global Hawk jet resembles a giant hobby shop.

Work tables surround a handful of fuselages, and an unusually long wing - needed to slip through the thin air at 60,000 feet - is ready to be bolted into place.

Open panels await controls for cameras and eavesdropping gear, and bright blue tool bins and parts vats are scattered across the concrete floor.

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