The Air Force is planning to conduct a demonstration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned sensor aircraft next year in the Pacific to showcase the platform and the value of its high-resolution imagery to U.S. partners and friends there, the service's top general in the region said recently. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Commander Gen. Paul Hester said his organization is working with Air Combat Command to make the demonstration possible sometime around April to June of 2008. Already PACAF is…
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