Source: Amy Butler, Aviation WeekNew Pics: Global Hawk Landing, U-2 Approach -- ARES/Aviation Week
Beale Air Force Base, just north of Sacramento, Calif., has long been the home of high-altitude reconnaissance for the Air Force. The venerable U-2 Dragon Lady is based there, and the facility was home to the SR-71 while it was in service.
But, these days, you are seeing more and more Global Hawks at the base. Beale has taken over acceptance testing of Global Hawk Block 20/30 EISS imagery sensors to help loosen up a major bottleneck in testing at Edwards AFB, Calif.
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