𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹? 🤔 Discover the RQ-4 Global Hawk, a drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 737, and one of the most formidable drones in the US military. ▪️Introduced in 1998 by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency as an advanced ISR platform. ▪️Reaches altitudes exceeding 60,000 feet with loitering time over 30 hours. ▪️Features a high aspect ratio wing stretching almost 40 meters, enhancing range to over 12,300 nautical miles. ▪️Holds the Guinness record for the farthest flight by an unmanned aircraft, covering 13,219.86 km from California to Adelaide. ▪️Developed in four blocks: Block 10, 20, 30, and 40. - Block 30: Multi-intelligence platform with EO/IR, SAR, and Signals Intelligence sensors. - Block 40: Used for Ground Moving Target Identification (GMTI) missions. ▪️High-power optical camera captures objects as small as 12 inches from 60,000 feet. ▪️Surveys an area of 400,000 square miles (approximately 194 million football fields). ▪️Powered by a Rolls Royce AE 3007 engine. ▪️Equipped with a 1.21-meter-wide Ku wideband steerable antenna for satellite communication. ▪️Flies autonomously under the oversight of a remote pilot. ▪️Controlled by two ground segments: LRE (Launch and Recovery Element) and MCE (Mission Control Element). - LRE handles launch and recovery, MCE controls the mission with a pilot and a sensor operator. - LRE and MCE can be geographically separated for versatile operations. Share your fascinating facts about this remarkable drone in the comments! 👇 #RQ4 #Drones #USMilitary #remotepilot
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