In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Navy flew one of its two Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) platforms to take pictures of damaged areas and search for survivors, a Northrop Grumman [NOC] official said. The Navy's GHMD flew from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., to the Gulf Coast, remaining on station for 13 hours, Ed Walby, Global Hawk business development director, told sister publication Defense Daily yesterday. The Global Hawk, equipped with Electro Optical InfraRed (EOIR) sensors,…
Global Hawk Provides Imagery In Ike’s Aftermath, Potential Future For Hurricane Tracking
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