The RQ-4 Global Hawk is temporarily deployed to RAF Fairford in England for operations. It landed at RAF Fairford just before 22:00 on Thursday, 22nd August after tracking on Flight Radar 24. Read more about the deployment: www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Display/Article/3882169/us-rq-4-global-hawk-temporarily-deploys-to-england/ Aviation Week Network reports on the US Air Force's Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) mission to the UK in more detail: aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/usaf-paves-way-uk-based-uas-missions-first-rq-4-landing
Even after two and a half decades of flying, the RQ-4 still looks so futuristic. Like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. What a fascinating piece of technology!
Probably operated by some USAF drone pilot from his living room in Nebraska, amazing when you think of it. The size of the wingspan is unbelievable, great footage. A nice scoop for you.
Very nice! Great filming. It all looks like something out of a Hollywood Sci-Fi movie when silhouetted against the lights of the hangar. It's amazing to see the scale of these things. Extraordinary.
Thank you for the video. Lived in Northern California and spent many days photographing U-2's outside the fence at Beale AFB. When the Global Hawk arrived, they stopped allowing people outside the fence.
Commenting as a Japanese person, I would like to say that although Predators have already been introduced in Japan for military purposes, I hope that they will be used not only by the Japan Coast Guard, but also by ground police.
The RAAF’s first of (at least) four MQ-4C Triton UAV’s was delivered in June. Based on the RQ-4, it will be operated by the USN and RAAF. A great capability enabling long range, high altitude surveillance of our region, particularly to the North - if you know what I mean. 😉
Funny to imagine someone arranging in advance for it to come here, and then some time later it turns up with no more human involvement, like it's been left by an invisible postman. Does it relay ATC chatter to a human operator, or is there already an ATC protocol that works without human intervention on the vehicle end?
This one appeared on RadarBox, and quite a few folks mentioned it on social media. Lots of watching the flight trackers for when it started heading this way!
It seems the us air force is investing more in drones compared to manned vehicles going forward. That seems to be the way of the future, while everyone else is still investing in manned aircraft.
We have some cool advantages technology equipment in the USA this what we k ow the new stuff that was built few years ago or in development now is out of this world 🤫
The pilot is blind to the runway he lets him know his positioning and the truck adds those wing wheels if you noticed the plane lands on its wing the landing gear is limited and inline
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The RQ-4 Global Hawk is temporarily deployed to RAF Fairford in England for operations. It landed at RAF Fairford just before 22:00 on Thursday, 22nd August after tracking on Flight Radar 24. Read more about the deployment: www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Display/Article/3882169/us-rq-4-global-hawk-temporarily-deploys-to-england/
Aviation Week Network reports on the US Air Force's Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) mission to the UK in more detail: aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/usaf-paves-way-uk-based-uas-missions-first-rq-4-landing
They're much larger than most folk probably imagine a drone to be. Thanks for the posting..
Definitely. Not a bad size comparison alongside the people here. Not too far off the size of the U2. Cheers.
For sure, when I thought of the drone I pictured the old MQ-9 Reaper, this thing must be at least twice the size.
Even after two and a half decades of flying, the RQ-4 still looks so futuristic. Like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. What a fascinating piece of technology!
Probably operated by some USAF drone pilot from his living room in Nebraska, amazing when you think of it.
The size of the wingspan is unbelievable, great footage. A nice scoop for you.
It would be flown from a highly secure compound. Sometimes from Pine Gap Base in the centre of Australia.
They use facilities nitwit --- not teleworking frombhome.
Very nice! Great filming.
It all looks like something out of a Hollywood Sci-Fi movie when silhouetted against the lights of the hangar.
It's amazing to see the scale of these things.
Extraordinary.
Very impressive photography. Thank you. The amount of technology and data that that can provide must be enormous.
That’s a great model aircraft. I hope they have their CAA operator number on it in keeping with CAP722.
Thank you for the video. Lived in Northern California and spent many days photographing U-2's outside the fence at Beale AFB. When the Global Hawk arrived, they stopped allowing people outside the fence.
I was surprised how large it is! Great job on the pics! 👍
Amazing video.... surprised you are allowed to film it.!
Commentary as well, nice! Thought it would get dark, it’s surprisingly slow in flight which obviously helps the loiter.
Thanks! Yeah not an easy one in the dark but it being slow and steady did help.
Wow!! Visited Fairford many times in the last 30 years for IAT etc this is a first thx for sharing👏👏👏
Commenting as a Japanese person, I would like to say that although Predators have already been introduced in Japan for military purposes, I hope that they will be used not only by the Japan Coast Guard, but also by ground police.
wow, super big drone
and the thing with the global hawk, by most accounts, has an extremely long flight duration, esp for a jet powered.
That was a interesting video. Thanks
Great video mate
Someone sitting in an office with Xbox controller flying this?
Fascinating. The future is here! UK.
Thank you, this was awesome. Thank you for doing this.
Been patroling over Estonia and north Finland (due to supposed attacks on Murmansk in Russia) just before it got to UK.
Insane!
You should come to Kansas one day and go see the USAF base in Wichita and see other planes.
Amazing video, well done.
Thanks for the video
14:22 nice U-2
The RAAF’s first of (at least) four MQ-4C Triton UAV’s was delivered in June. Based on the RQ-4, it will be operated by the USN and RAAF. A great capability enabling long range, high altitude surveillance of our region, particularly to the North - if you know what I mean. 😉
Who would ever thought this day would come at the Towers, !!😎
it's like a Cylon raider...
I wonder how long the drone is here for at fairford
Great video, just a tad odd that the USAF wasn't mentioned as that's who was operating it. Anyways keep them coming!
Great stuff. What could go wrong.
Funny to imagine someone arranging in advance for it to come here, and then some time later it turns up with no more human involvement, like it's been left by an invisible postman. Does it relay ATC chatter to a human operator, or is there already an ATC protocol that works without human intervention on the vehicle end?
Interesting for sure.
Amazing
Ruddy huge
I didn't know it was so damm huge 😳
Where do you get all your info from on what’s turning up. Good to hear you speak also.
This one appeared on RadarBox, and quite a few folks mentioned it on social media. Lots of watching the flight trackers for when it started heading this way!
@@CobraEmergencythank you.
I wonder what the cost of one of these is
@@heath2510ok nearly $131.5 million
Is that a pilot in training see it has training wheels on the second aircraft.
How I miss the the SR-71 but I suppose this is progress for you.
Did Richard Hammond go in the u2 in an episode of top gear one time?
Probably not. It didn't crash.
No that was James May
Flown out of Vegas?
It seems the us air force is investing more in drones compared to manned vehicles going forward. That seems to be the way of the future, while everyone else is still investing in manned aircraft.
Ukraine has confirmed that, this is only the beginning.
@@nicktecky55 I agree, especially with the maturation of smart machines with AI.
We have some cool advantages technology equipment in the USA this what we k ow the new stuff that was built few years ago or in development now is out of this world 🤫
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Those have been flying around since the 1990s.. not very new
Why did those vehicles chase after the plane and drone?
The pilot is blind to the runway he lets him know his positioning and the truck adds those wing wheels if you noticed the plane lands on its wing the landing gear is limited and inline
Where did it fly from? Please don't tell the BBC as they will have a good old moan.
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I love military drones, no more lives lost in enemy territory when the drone is attacked, a huge improvement, in 50 years everything will be unmanned.
Dump the drone keep the U2
How do they control these unmanned vehicles please @CobraEmergency ? Ty