Global Hawk to join exercise in New Zealand

The U.S. Air Force will send a RQ-4 to New Zealand for Exercise Southern Katipo 2015. This is the first time the unmanned aerial vehicle is appearing in New Zealand.

RQ-4 aides Japan earthquake relief operations
By John Schwab [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The Global Hawk will not land in New Zealand, instead, it will fly over the exercise area after taking off from Guam.

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