Who makes RQ-4 Global Hawk?

RQ-4 Global Hawk is made by Northrop Grumman.

Where is RQ-4 Global Hawk deployed?

3 verified deployments of RQ-4 Global Hawk are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Europe, North America, Global.

What is RQ-4 Global Hawk's maturity stage?

RQ-4 Global Hawk is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Robot model

RQ-4 Global Hawk

Name: RQ-4 Global Hawk
Brand: Northrop Grumman

High-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance UAV. 30+ hour endurance, 60,000 ft altitude, all-weather ISR platform. US and NATO operator.

RQ-4 Global Hawk is an aerial robot built by Northrop Grumman. · Documented in 3 deployments across Europe, North America, and Global.

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Form factor: aerial
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 3
ID: 97fe3809-c0d7-420b-883c-dda8bead336c

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Recent deployments (3)

RQ-4 Global Hawk at EuropeEurope
RQ-4 Global Hawk at North AmericaNorth America
RQ-4 Global Hawk at GlobalGlobal

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is RQ-4 Global Hawk?: High-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance UAV. 30+ hour endurance, 60,000 ft altitude, all-weather ISR platform. US and NATO operator.
Who makes RQ-4 Global Hawk?: RQ-4 Global Hawk is made by Northrop Grumman.
Where is RQ-4 Global Hawk deployed?: 3 verified deployments of RQ-4 Global Hawk are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Europe, North America, Global.
What is RQ-4 Global Hawk's maturity stage?: RQ-4 Global Hawk is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: primary-government-record; Government record

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.