Boeing HALE
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The Boeing HALE is a concept for High Altitude, Long Endurance unmanned aerial vehicle
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Two demonstration HALE aircraft are currently under development:
The HALE concept for surveillance missions includes flight altitudes above 65,000 ft, for endurance periods of days, months and even years – far beyond the 30 hour endurance of RQ-4 Global Hawk
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Unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
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Two demonstration HALE aircraft are currently under development:
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The HALE concept for surveillance missions includes flight altitudes above 65,000 ft, for endurance periods of days, months and even years – far beyond the 30 hour endurance of RQ-4 Global Hawk
RQ-4 Global Hawk
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle used by the United States Air Force and Navy as a surveillance aircraft....
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