US Air Force Block 10 Global Hawks may reinforce naval BAMS-D UAV capabilities

摘要

The US Navy (USN) may decide to augment its fleet of two Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator (BAMS-D) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with US Air Force (USAF) Block 10 Global Hawks, according to USN and Northrop Grumman officials. The USAPs Block 10 Global Hawks are expected to become available by the end of 2011, when the service's new Block 30 Global Hawks are scheduled to reach initial operating capability (IOC).