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Northrop Grumman develops Canadian Global Hawk

Ottawa, Canada - Placing Block 30s is not a problem: Ottawa will receive it

Today Northrop Grumman reported it is developing a variant of its Global Hawk heavy drone expressly dedicated to Canada. Called "Polar Hawk", the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) is expected to be an upgraded version of the Block 30 family, which is going to be replaced by the newer Block 40 and by the new carrier-based "BAMS". Main requirements will be a new satellite communications system in order...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1141539
Rome, Italy, 05/31/2012 16:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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