The first production version of the RQ-4A Global Hawk UAV rolls out at the Northrop Grumman facility at Palmdale, Calif. (Development versions were used in combat operations in Southwest Asia.)
The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles, that would eventually be used for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.