The 452nd Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, Calif., is taking the last of the Block 10 production Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles through its paces before turning it over to the operators at Beale AFB, Calif. All the Hawk’s from here on out will be the larger Block 20, 30, and 40 aircraft with greatly increased capability, said Lt. Col. Douglas Jaquish, 452nd FLTS commander. Air Force operators already have flown more than 10,000 hours with Global Hawks—about 60 percent were combat hours.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
