RQ-4 Global Hawk Context

Audience

Defence and intelligence operators

Workflow

Drone autonomy, Wide-area ISR, Drone ISR

Specifications

  • Wingspan Ft: RQ-4B wingspan 130.9 ft
  • Length Ft: RQ-4B fuselage length 47.6 ft
  • Flight Hours: Global Hawk fleet has amassed more than 320,000 flight hours
  • Weather Operation: High-resolution imagery collection by day or night and in all weather
  • Communications Relay: Selected fleet configurations support airborne communications relay
  • Endurance: Endurance greater than 30 hours
  • Service Ceiling Ft: Operates at altitudes up to 60,000 ft
  • Mission Range Nmi: Mission range greater than 10,000 nautical miles
  • Sensor Posture: Multi-sensor ISR platform providing near-real-time high-resolution imagery and data

Tags

  • Peer Group: Tactical ISR UAV
  • Workflow: Drone autonomy, Wide-area ISR, Drone ISR
  • Capability: Autonomous drone operations

Comparable Systems

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