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U.S. Spy Drone Monitoring N.Korea, China
[Chosun Ilbo] The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 1 deployed a Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam to monitor military movements in North Korea and China, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday. According to the U.S. Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii, the number of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft will increase to three by next year to cover the entire Asia-Pacific region. Global Hawks can fly at an altitude of about 18,000 m and reconnoiter targets as far away as 5,500 km with a remote-controlled high-performance camera. Under a plan to turn Guam into the key regional base, the U.S. military has already deployed F-22 fighter jets and C-17 transport aircraft at the Andersen base, which is 3,800 km from Pyongyang and 4,500 km from Beijing. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-11 |
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