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Air Force Sees Nine-Month Slip To Global Hawk Testing; DAB Review Solid

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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

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The Air Force's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft is now projected to experience a nine-month delay in a major testing and certification milestone, but a Defense Department review of the program has given it the green light to continue development, officials recently said. The initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) program for the Block 20/30 Global Hawk had originally been scheduled to take place between August and November. The review determines whether a system is operationally effective and suitable,…

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