Primer vuelo del Euro Hawk RQ-4 para la Luftwaffe/ Euro Hawk takes off

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Euro Hawk, la aeronave sin piloto desarrollada por Northrop Grumman y Eurohawk GmbH, ha realizado su primer vuelo con éxito, con fecha 29 de junio de 2010. La aeronave despegó desde Palmdale, California, trepando hasta los 32.000 pies, realizando un vuelo de cerca de dos horas.
EuroHawk GmbH, está formada al 50% por Northrop Grumman y EADS Defence & Security para desarrollar el Euro Hawk, basado en el Global Hawk, Block 20 Global Hawk. Estará dotado de equipos electrónicos para inteligencia. Las Fuerzas Armadas Alemanas, planean utilizarlos como sustitutos del Breguet Atlantic de inteligencia electrónica, que se retirarán este año. El Euro Hawk entrará en servicio en 2017.
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Euro Hawk, the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed from Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk by EuroHawk GmbH successfully completed its first flight yesterday.
The aircraft took off from Northrop Grumman's facility at Palmdale in California and climbed to 32,000ft over the desert before landing nearly two hours later at Edwards Air Force Base.
EuroHawk GmbH was formed as a 50-50 joint venture company by Northrop Grumman and EADS Defence & Security to develop the Euro Hawk. Based on the Block 20 Global Hawk, Euro Hawk will be equipped with a new signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission system developed by EADS Defence & Security, providing standoff capability to detect electronic and communications emitters via a ground station.
The German military wants to replace its brace of Breguet Atlantic SIGINT aircraft that have been in service with the Naval Air Arm since 1972. Euro Hawk is expected to enter service in 2017 following operational testing.
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