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Northrop Grumman EQ-4B Global Hawk
Photo: U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Dakota C. LeGrand · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
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NorthropGrummanEQ-4BGlobalHawk

Reconnaissance / Surveillance Drones · United States
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NorthropGrummanEQ-4BGlobalHawk

Northrop Grumman EQ-4B Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman EQ-4B Global Hawk Photo: U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Dakota C. LeGrand · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 90
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Sensor Payload
95
Endurance
98
Operating Altitude
90
Range
97
Data-Link
85
Stealth / Survivability
70
Image Quality
92
Autonomy
88
Technology
95
Cost-Effectiveness
75
Methodology ↗ → Reconnaissance / Surveillance Drones ranking
Origin United States
ManufacturerNorthrop Grumman Corporation, Raytheon, L3 Technologies
CategoryReconnaissance / Surveillance Drones
Operators1 countries
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality81%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Reconnaissance / Surveillance Dronesranking ↗methodology ↗
90
Reconnaissance / Surveillance Drones MASS Rating
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All-Time
Reconnaissance / Surveillance Drones · 10 axes scored
Sensor Payload
95
Endurance
98
Operating Altitude
90
Range
97
Data-Link
85
Stealth / Survivability
70
Image Quality
92
Autonomy
88
Technology
95
Cost-Effectiveness
75
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the reconnaissance / surveillance drones category.
01 / Overview
Northrop Grumman EQ-4B Global Hawk
Category
Reconnaissance / Surveillance Drones
Country
United States
Prime contractor
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Raytheon, L3 Technologies
Operators
1 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
RECONNAISSANCE / SURVEILLANCE DRONES
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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MASS SCORE ↗
90
reconnaissance / surveillance drones category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the reconnaissance / surveillance drones category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
United StatesACTIVE
05 / MASS Score
RECONNAISSANCE / SURVEILLANCE DRONES RANKING Reconnaissance / Surveillance Drones
#1 US Northrop Grumman EQ-4B Global Hawk (this weapon) 90 #2 US Swift Ultra Long Endurance (SULE) 90 #3 US Northrop Grumman RQ-180 88
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
1RECONNAISSANCE / SURVEILLANCE DRONES34UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS220PERFORMANCE/PRICE · RECONNAISSANCE / SURVEILLANCE DRONES
ⓘ Rankings are within theReconnaissance / Surveillance Dronescategory.
Reconnaissance / Surveillance Drones United States Northrop Grumman CorporationRaytheonL3 Technologies
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