Japan air force starts recovery of crashed Global Hawk drone
Japan Air Self-Defense Force crews are recovering debris from the $107 million aircraft after it lost contact and vanished from radar.
- On Friday, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force began recovery operations for a Global Hawk drone that crashed into the sea last month, deploying an underwater vehicle to locate the fuselage and collect debris.
- Japanese officials reported the drone lost communication about 90 minutes after departing Misawa Air Base, disappearing from radar three minutes later and last seen 31 miles off the coast of Tottori.
- The JASDF spotted what appeared to be the fuselage on the seabed about 200-300 meters deep, with the $107 million aircraft loss representing a significant setback for Japan's surveillance capability.
- JASDF Chief of Staff Takehiro Morita confirmed the two remaining Global Hawks are grounded for all but necessary missions, while defense officials work with Northrop Grumman to investigate the crash.
- Capable of flying at 60,000 feet for 36 hours, these drones allow Japan to monitor areas including North Korea and China, with salvaging of larger parts expected to continue later in October.
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Japan begins recovery of crashed Global Hawk drone from seabed
Japan's air force has begun recovering the crashed Global Hawk drone from the sea off Tottori. The operation matters because the loss could dent surveillance capacity as Tokyo expands drone-led defence planning.
This website is from Cedarnews.net. For the most up-to-date and most influential news, visit us. In the September crash of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of Tottori Prefecture, the JASDF began recovery operations on the 2nd to salvage an object believed to be part of the aircraft, found approximately 50 kilometers off the coast of Aoya-cho, Tottori City. A civilian work vessel ar…
Tokyo – Japan's Air Self-Defense Force announced Friday that it had begun recovery efforts for a U.S.-made long-range surveillance drone that crashed into the sea last month. Drones are becoming increasingly important to Japan's defense plans. The unmanned RQ-4B, commonly known as a Global Hawk, went missing in mid-September off the coast of Tottori Prefecture, northwestern Japan. The Air Self-Defense Force determined the drone had crashed and s…
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