Air Force determining next steps for potential RQ-4 PDM capability

By Rachel Cohen / June 9, 2017 at 9:35 AM
An RQ-4 Global Hawk's recent arrival at Robins Air Force Base, GA, may set the stage for new approaches the Air Force could take to maintain the remotely piloted aircraft fleet. The Northrop Grumman-built RQ-4's May 24 flight to Robins AFB from Beale AFB, CA, marked the first time an RPA has flown to one of the service's air logistics complexes. As the designated airframe depot, Robins now offers a launch, landing and recovery site for the RQ-4 and can...

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