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A Stealth Surprise: RQ-180 Goes Operational
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
English - October 24, 2019 21:40 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MB - ★★★★ - 325 ratingsTechnology News Business News safety aerospace airlines aviation defense news space technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Nearly years after Aviation Week confirmed the existence of the stealthy RQ-180, new reporting suggests the Northrop Grumman high-altitude unmanned aircraft system has a new home base in California and has been ready to fly operational missions since at least 2017. Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, and Graham Warwick discuss the details of the latest story, along with some of the implications the reporting poses for the acquisition and operational communities.