Global Hawk flies into RAF Fairford

The arrival of a Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk at RAF Fairford marked the first time the multi-sensor air vehicle had landed in the United Kingdom.The unmanned air vehicle – RQ-4B Block 40 11-2046/GF – touched down at RAF Fairford shortly before 22:30hrs on August 22, having entered British airspace at over 50,000ft within an airspace corridor that was established for uncrewed aircraft by the Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) in February 2024. The Global Hawk was deployed to the Gloucestershire