NATO GlobalHawk flies

[chopper2004]

First of five took off from Palmdale the other day,

cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V10H6l9Rr3c

[ExRAFRadar]

Those things look positively evil

[MPN11]

That front profile positively begs for a face on it, but I guess the radome would object.

[Thelma Viaduct]

Is the OTAN for if you're looking in your rear view mirror at it???

[walter kennedy]

The guidance system was trialed successfully years ago - a large aircraft flew, with the Global Hawk system, unmanned from USA to Australia back in early 2001 as I recall.

[SASless]

Besides the letting on the side....what is different about these and the American Versions?

[Autobahnstormer]

Interesting - I wonder if the Germans will let them overfly the FRG, considering that their own EuroHawks have been grounded.

ABS

[chopper2004]

AutoBahn,

Nope they will operate from the Med and over the the other side of the Med,

cheers

[Martin the Martian]

Where are they planning to base them? Deci? Akrotiri?

[Shackman]

There'll be a couple of aircraft-less aircraft carriers along soon!

[chopper2004]

@Martin

Sig,

cheers

[Autobahnstormer]

@ Chopper - thanks for clearing that up.