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Air Force, Navy Seek RQ-4/MQ-4 Efficiencies In Pacific Deployment

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Thursday, September 30th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The Air Force and Navy are discussing ways to more efficiently operate RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4 Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) drones in the Pacific, officials said last week. Although the two platforms are designed to meet service-specific requirements, similarities warrant a joint effort to achieve maximum efficiency, Air Force officials told reporters during a basing ceremony for the RQ-4 on Guam. In the future, RQ-4s and MQ-4s operating from Andersen AFB on the island territory…

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