An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka
Watching China Like A Hawk -- Washington Free Beacon
Pentagon sending two long-range Global Hawk drones for operations from Japan
The Pentagon will deploy two long-range Global Hawk reconnaissance drones in Japan for operations to monitor Chinese naval activities and a possible fourth North Korean nuclear test, defense officials said.
The unarmed RQ-4 drones are among the Pentagon’s most high-profile military tools in the U.S. pivot to Asia, and will be used for intelligence-gathering in the region.
An Air Force spokeswoman said the two drones are being transferred for summer duty in Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, to Misawa Air Base in Japan and will begin flights this month. About 40 troops are deploying as part of the operations that will continue through October.
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My Comment: For some reason I have this sinking feeling that the Chinese are going to shoot down this drone down even if it is not near it's territorial waters.
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And Washington's response would be a lot a talk and no sanctions.
I'd say they are more likely to try and hack it down these days. See if they can repeat Iran's alleged feat.
The propaganda value is worth more in one piece on mainland China than a million pieces on the bottom of the sea.
I wouldn't put it past them.
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