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South Korea requests Global Hawk drone from US military

3,743 views · Published 27 January 2013 · 0:35 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: News Direct · 2013 · News & Politics

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South Korea has requested the sale of four Global Hawk drones at an estimated cost of $1.2 billion from the US for use in surveillance and intelligence gathering operations.
The news comes two weeks after a satellite rocket launch by North Korea that was widely interpreted as a test for a ballistic missile system.
Reuters reported. "South Korea needs such systems to assume top responsibility for intelligence-gathering from the US-led Combined Forces Command as scheduled in 2015, the security agency said in releasing a notice to US lawmakers.
'The proposed sale of the RQ-4 will maintain adequate intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities and will ensure the alliance is able to monitor and deter regional threats in 2015 and beyond,' the notice said."
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4A BAMS-D Global Hawk drone is the US military's largest and most advanced drone. It can reach speeds of up to 391 miles per hour, fly 60,000 feet (11 miles) above the ground and can loiter in the air for 30 hours before fueling.
It can scan large areas for both stationary and moving targets by day or night, despite cloud cover, transmitting the data at almost real-time speed using its electro-optical, infrared and radar-imaging sensors.
This animation provides basic information about the drone.

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