Airframer
Track the aircraft, companies and sectors you follow — log in to start, or see how it works ›
Quintus Technologies Quintus Technologies
ProgramsNorthrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk

Aircraft program

Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk

In production

Single turbofan reconnaisance UAV. Includes EuroHawk, NATO AGS, RQ-4B and MQ-4C Triton variants

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Surveillance

Who supplies the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk?

Supplier geography and market analysis for this program — shown free on sponsored programs, or with an Analytics subscription.

See Analytics rates

Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Northrop Grumman RQ-4A1997 / 1998Initial production variant.
Northrop Grumman RQ-4B2002 / 2004Enhanced and enlargened version of RQ-4A.
Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix2009 / 2019NATOS AGS variant.
Northrop Grumman EuroHawk2009 / 20102013German Air Force ordered variant of RQ-4B, developed by EuroHawk GmbH.
Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton2012 / 2013Maritime variant.

Airframer

Northrop Grumman Aerospace SystemsNews

Other aircraft programs: Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider · Northrop Grumman BQM-34 Firebee · Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye · Northrop Grumman UCAS X-47 · Northrop Grumman YFQ-48A Talon Blue · Yamaha R-MAX/Fazer ·

Find other programs with these properties in the aircraft programs directory.

Information on this page is compiled from a variety of published sources; links do not necessarily imply recommendation or confirmation by the airframe manufacturer.