Description: Designated N-1, the first Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) slated for the Navy’s Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) program, took flight for the first time on Oct. 6, 2004.
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Palmdale, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2004) – Designated N-1, the first Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) slated for the Navy’s Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) program, took flight for the first time on Oct. 6, 2004. The vehicle flew for approximately four hours from the Northrop Grumman Palmdale, Calif. production facility to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. GHMD will demonstrate the system’s ability to support naval maritime surveillance missions and will operate from Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md., beginning next summer. Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman (RELEASED)
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