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 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk",
  "summary": "The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, remotely-piloted surveillance aircraft introduced in 2001. It was initially designed by Ryan Aeronautical, and known as Tier II+ during development. The RQ-4 provides a broad overview and systematic surveillance using high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors with long loiter times over target areas.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
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  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
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  "drawings": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30/40 by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/Q4/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}