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AUVSI: USAF outlines evolving procedures for Global Hawk

26th August 2010 - 15:24 GMT | by Scott Gourley in Denver

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Lessons learned from ongoing tactical applications are leading to an evolution in advanced operational procedures for the United States Air Force (USAF) RQ-4 Global Hawk.

The ongoing evolution was highlighted in general session comments presented to AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America by Brig Gen H D “Jake” Polumbo, Director of Plans and Programs at Headquarters, USAF Air Combat Command.

According to Polumbo, ‘it takes a lot of coordination to get a Global Hawk from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing [Beale Air Force Base, California] to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing primary base.’

‘That is no easy feat to move that 10,000

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