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The unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk was assigned to Grand Forks, and on 1 March 2011, the wing was redesignated as the 319th Air Base Wing (319 ABW). The first RQ-4 arrived in May 2011 and were assigned to the 69th Reconnaissance Group, Air Combat Command. Starting in 2012, the base received several new Block 40 Global Hawks.
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American strategic bomber under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. As part of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program, it is to be a long-range, stealth intercontinental strategic bomber for the USAF, able to deliver conventional and thermonuclear weapons .
In 1995, Teledyne Ryan selected the AE3007H for the Tier II+ unmanned surveillance aircraft (now the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk), which required long-endurance at up to 70,000 ft (21,000 m). It was tested at these altitudes in February 1996 at the Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee and the first was delivered in May 1996.
The 348th Reconnaissance Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 319th Operations Group. It was activated at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota on 19 September 2011. It currently operates the RQ-4 Global Hawk, High Altitude Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Remotely Piloted Aircraft.
About 1,200 active duty military members, Reserve, and Air National Guard personnel make up the Wing. Aircraft assigned: McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extenders, Lockheed U-2 Dragon Ladies, Boeing E-3 Sentry (AWACS) and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. Its mission is aerial refueling and reconnaissance.
In August 2015, Northrop Grumman demonstrated the MQ-8C's endurance with an 11-hour flight. On 20 November 2015, the MQ-8C completed a 3-week operational assessment period to assess system performance, endurance, and reliability of the unmanned helicopter over 83.4 hours in 11 flights.
United States Air Force Plant 42. Coordinates: 34°37′43″N 118°05′04″W. United States Air Force Plant 42. Part of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Located near Palmdale, California in the United States. USGS aerial image of United States Air Force Plant 42. USAF Plant 42.
RQ-4B Global Hawk: Northrop Grumman: USA Jet ISTAR: Unmanned 2011 (Block 30), 2016 (Block 40) 9: T-1A Jayhawk: Raytheon USA Jet Trainer: Manned 1993: 131: Multi-engine trainer. The Air Force is seeking to divest 22 T-1s in FY2025. T-38A/C/AT-38B Talon: Northrop USA Jet Trainer: Manned 1961: 497: To be replaced by the T-7A. The Air Force is ...