Beyond intelligence collection, a portion of the Global Hawk fleet is engaged in supporting air and ground users with communications relay support. The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payload is providing life-saving support to warfighters.
Learn more about Global Hawk’s capabilities:
http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/GlobalHawk/Pages/default.aspx
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