Monday, May 21, 2012

DOD Chops Global Hawk Program In Half, But Testing Issues Resolved

The Defense Department is pointing to the high operating cost of the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft as the reason why the Air Force program has been terminated, even though officials have remedied the issues it faced during operational testing.


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