Times of Islamabad

First advanced high altitude unmanned surveillance aircraft launched

First advanced high altitude unmanned surveillance aircraft launched

ISLAMABAD – First advanced high altitude unmanned surveillance aircraftlaunched by South Korea.

South Korea has brought in its first advanced high-altitude unmannedaircraft, Global Hawk to boost the country’s surveillance capabilities.

It is the first of a total of four units that South Korea is purchasingfrom the United States under a 2011 deal.

The RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk aerial vehicle is one of the most advancedintelligence-gathering platforms in the world.