The Euro Hawk flies high above Edwards Air Force Base June 29. The unmanned aircraft system, built by Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space, completed its first flight after taking off from Northrop's Palmdale, Calif., manufacturing facility and then landing at Edwards. The Euro Hawk has a wingspan larger than a commercial airliner and can fly for more than 30 hours at high altitudes. (Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka)
The Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system completed its first flight June 29. The Euro Hawk is the first international configuration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk. The aircraft is built by Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space. The aircraft left Northrop Grumman's Palmdale facility at 10:32 a.m. and climbed to more than 32,000 feet before landing almost two hours later at Edwards. (Air Force photo by Greg L. Davis)