The first production Global Hawk UAV arrives at its home with the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale AFB, Calif. The squadron has been operating developmental versions to support combat operations in Southwest Asia.
The U.S. has deployed key new electronic warfare aircraft overseas that would be critical for a large-scale operation against Iran as President Donald Trump publicly weighs resuming a full-scale air campaign. Two EA-37A Compass Call electronic attack aircraft deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to RAF Fairford, U.K.