A US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk drone seen in Aomori, Japan, in September 2014. The Air Force recently moved three of the aircraft from their traditional base in Guam to mainland Japan. (Shutterstock/viper-zero)

The RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Is Big in Japan

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The US Air Force is repositioning three RQ-4 Global Hawk drones from Guam to Japan, in order to better support Indo-Pacific operations.

The United States Pacific Air Forces announced that it has “permanently relocated” three RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 40 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft along with support personnel from the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to Yokota Air Base, Japan. The transfer was completed at the end of the move.

“The move to base the RQ-4 at Yokota Air Base supports more favorable weather in the Kanto Region during typhoon season, which will maximize the unit’s ability to support theater-wide........

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