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Costly Drone Is Poised to Replace -2 Spy Plane
In an era in which remotely piloted planes are seen as relatively cheap and easy solutions, the Global Hawk has become the Escalade of drones, the gold-plated one that nearly broke the bank.
J. Emilio Flores for The New York Times
Tucked away here in the Mojave Desert, the assembly plant for the high-flying Global Hawk jet resembles a giant hobby shop. Work tables surround a handful of fuselages, and an unusually long wing—needed to slip through the thin air at 60,000 feet—is ready to be bolted into place.
From The New York Times
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