Japan plans to acquire RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV from U.S. to gather information on North Korea

The Japanese government has embarked on a plan to acquire the Global Hawk--a high-altitude, long-distance unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft--from the United States to enhance the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' (JSDF) ability to collect information.

The RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the United States Air Force and Navy and the German Air Force as a surveillance aircraft.

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