Faster than some would have suspected, drones are changing the way wars are fought and history is written. Ever since the U.S. launched the first armed drone strike in 2001, these machines have been a ...

The second of five RQ-4D Global Hawk has arrived at its new homebase in Sigonella, Italy, after a 20-hour flight from Edwards AFB. On Dec. 19, 2019, at 14.39LT, the second Northrop Grumman Block 40 ...

Northrop Grumman has hailed a series of world firsts for its RQ-4D Phoenix-based Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, ahead of NATO’s declaration of initial operating capability (IOC), which is ...

Initial operational capability has been reached by the Northrop Grumman RQ-4D fifteen months after the first was delivered. The NATO AGS Force’s fleet of five RQ-4D Phoenixes formed a backdrop for the ...

NATO has received its fifth and final Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will form the air component of its Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) capability, the Supreme ...

NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force (NAGSF) has completed its first 24-hr.-long mission using an RQ-4D Phoenix derivative of the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk. The unmanned platform flew the ...

NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force (NAGSF) has stress-tested its capabilities by flying three missions on three consecutive days. The alliance’s newest joint aviation organization, the NAGSF ...

Northrop Grumman is preparing to undertake the first taxi tests with the larger and upgraded RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle, following the aircraft's official unveiling on 25 August at ...