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RQ-4 Global Hawk
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL SISTEMA
Highest-flying operational unmanned aircraft providing broad-area surveillance at altitudes above 18,000 meters for over 30 hours. Carries synthetic aperture radar, electro-optical/infrared sensors, and SIGINT payloads. Global deployment for strategic reconnaissance missions.
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RQ-4 Global Hawk - Northrop Grumman
VENTAJAS
- Unmatched altitude and endurance for strategic ISR
- Can survey entire countries in a single sortie
- Near-real-time intelligence dissemination
DESVENTAJAS
- Large, slow, and non-stealthy; vulnerable to modern SAMs
- Some Block 20/30 variants retired early due to cost overruns
- Extremely high operating cost for an unmanned system
ESPECIFICACIONES TÉCNICAS
CEILING18,300 M
SENSORSEISS (EO/IR), ASIP (SAR/MTI), SIGINT
WINGSPAN39.9 M
ENDURANCE32+ Hours
CRUISE SPEED575 Km/H
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