Global Hawk ……………………………… always watching the new age of warfare and recon Mercer University school of engineering Professional practices Dr. Davis Abarra.

Global Hawk………………………………always watching the new age of warfare and recon

Mercer University school of engineeringProfessional practices

Dr. DavisAbarra J. (aka Hawaiian)

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Global Hawk…sky ninja

What is it? High Altitude, Long

endurance Unmanned Recon system

What is it used for? Military Reconnaissance Aerial Drug traffic

information provides helpful aerial info

What has it done? Flown 3 percent of

imagery missions in Afghanistan but located 55 percent of time sensitive targets

Helped solve drug traffic problems (full article)

Image Courtesy of http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/student/graves1/project.html

Aerial Recon photograph

specifications

Max altitude 65,000 feet

Max flight time 42 Hours

Weight 22,900 pounds

Fuel 14,500 pounds of fuel

Production Organization Northrop Grumman

Corporation

Wing Span 116.2 feet

Length 44.4 feet

Height 15.2 feet

Additional Specifications

This figure demonstrates how the global hawk retrieves data

Courtesy of http://www.emporia.edu/earthsci/student/graves1/project.html

Technology applied to recon

As stated before the global Hawk is a High Altitude, Long endurance Unmanned

Recon system Simply put a remote

controlled airplane thattakes photographs andother information

Data collection and controls as shown in the figure radio transmissions are sent to either a satellite

then to the base, or directly to the base, as well vise versa

Image Courtesy ofhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/global-hawk-pics.htm

Courtesy of http://www.air-attack.com/images/single/303/An-RQ-4A.htm

Pros vs. cons Pros

No loss of pilot life Better Quality data More area surveyed

per day than other technologies

Always available no matter the time or weather

Lower detection rate

Cons Reduced Privacy High cost

$123.2 million, this includes parts and labor

High failure rate due to new technology

Information interception

Failure WHAT HAPPENED ?

Global Hawk dropped from an altitude of 41,000 feet global hawk unit cost $45 million

WHY ?global hawk received a signal to terminate from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

WHEn ?crashed march 29 10:14 a.m. PST

WHERE ?South Range at China Lake Naval Weapons Center, California

Link To full Article

3 out of the 6 units produced as of march 2002 failed 2 of the 3 were due to

poor programming The other was due to

mechanical failure during a mission

A prime example would be the failure of the second unit

Courtesy of http://www.schriever.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/061012-F-7441T-001.jpg

Social Effects…. This is a new technology and new technologies

are not perfected until failure happens

It is through failure that experience is gained and technology is improved

People will overlook these small failures and accept this new technology due to the large amounts of positive feedback and benefits that are received from it

Social Affects Public opinion The Air Force has successfully

taken a demonstration program and turned it into a war-winning capability.”said Randy Brown, director of the 303rd ASG

"We are extremely pleased with the system's performance to date and the unique capability that it provides to the war fighter," says Col. Willie Nunn, chief of the Air Force's Air Combat Command Both are examples of positive feedback, which we learned can help boost a new technology into the market.

Benefits it provides provides battlefield commanders

with near-real-time, high-resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery.

“No other system provides the persistent, real-time surveillance that Global Hawk does. Its ability to loiter where needed for 24 hours or more and provide information to the warfighter is unprecedented." said Randy Brown, director of the 303rd ASG

Conclusions The Global Hawk is a new technology that is

already out performing the duties of the older

The global hawk is expensive and does have a higher failure rate than older technologies, but it is much more efficient

With time this new technology will slowly be perfected until it surpasses similar recon technologies

A link to an online video from discovery channels Future Weapons featuring the Global hawk(This is a supplementary device and is not necessary to the presentation)

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/futureweapons-global-hawk/2161693129

These are the next generation global hawk units being produced Courtesy of http://davidszondy.com/ephemeral/archive/2006_07_01_davidszondy_archive.html

References Baker, S. , 23 Dec, 1999.Results of Global Hawk accident investigation board released.

Aeronautical Systems Center Public Affairs. March 20,2008. http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/docs/n19991223_992288.htm.

Media Limited a subsidiary of SPG Media Group PLC, 2008. RQ-4A/B Global Hawk High-Altitude, Long-Endurance, Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft, USA. March 20, 2008.http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/global/.

SpaceDaily. Aug 18, 2003. FAA Clears Global Hawk for Routine Operation In US National Airspace. UAV news SpaceDaily. March 20, 2008. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/uav-03zl.html .

Bonnel, P. , 10/17/01. Global Hawk. Tidbitnews. March 20,2008. http://www.tidbitsnews.com/global_hawk.htm.

Axe, D. , (Aug 6, 2006). Defense tech Inside Global Hawk[topic msg 1] message posted to http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002647.html.

http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/global_hawk.htm

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/futureweapons-global-hawk/2161693129

Anderson, R. (2006, May 01). Northrp Gruman’s Global Hawk Demonstrates Applicability as Surveillance Asset to Counter Drug Smuggling Operations. Northrop Gruman Integrated Systems, Retrieved Mar. 13, 2008, from http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=98147

Northrop Grumman Corp. (2006, Aug.). New Global Hawk production aircraft surpass 1,000 combat hours. Military and Aerospace Electronics, 17, 2-2. Retrieved Aug., 2006, from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=3&hid=106&sid=58d68352-5c7a-4240-97de-f50ff779bf50%40sessionmgr102 Academic Search Complete database

McGee, C. (2006, Aug. 02). Global Hawk Passes 10,000 flight Hours Milestone. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2008, from http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123024419

Merle, R. (2004, Dec. 07). Price of Global Hawk Surveillance Program Rises. Washington Post. p. A17-A17. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2008, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41769-2004Dec6.html

SPG Media, (2006, Jan.). RQ-4A/B Global Hawk High-Altitude, Long-Endurance, Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft, USA. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2008, from http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/global/