RQ-4B Global Hawk
Global Hawk crashes near Grand Forks AFB
While returning to Grand Forks AFB in North Dakota on August 6, a USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk crashed at approximately 0700hrs Central Standard Time in a rural field near Gilby, North Dakota
Japan’s second Global Hawk completes maiden flight
Northrop Grumman has completed the first flight of Japan's second RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV
Northrop Grumman lands $4.8bn Global Hawk development contract
The US Department of Defense announced on November 25 that it has awarded Northrop Grumman a US$4.8bn contract to develop, modernise, retrofit and sustain the USAF's RQ-4 Global Hawk family