Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 07.10.2018
An mQ-9B SkyGuardian prepares to taxi before a historic trans-Atlantic flight July 10, 2018, from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, to Gloucestershire, England. The medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned-aircraft made the estimated 20-hour, three-thousand-mile flight to support the Royal Air Force’s centennial celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 07.10.2018
An MQ-9B SkyGuardian glides beneath the clouds July 10, 2018, over Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Northrop Grumman Corporation, both tenants of Grand Forks AFB’s enhanced-use lease, launched the SkyGuardian with support of the 319th Operations Support Squadron. The SkyGuardian’s flight is the first trans-Atlantic flight for a......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 07.10.2018
An MQ-9B SkyGuardian prepares to taxi on the Grand Sky Air Park flight line July 10, 2018, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The SkyGuardian made the first trans-Atlantic flight in avionics history for a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft, flying more than 3,000 miles to Gloucestershire, England, for the Royal Air Force’s centennial celebration. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 07.10.2018
Eric Johnson, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems program manager, thanks a crowd of community leaders and guests in attendance at the launch of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian from Grand Sky Air Park July 10, 2018, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The launch marks the first trans-Atlantic flight for a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora McCutcheon | Grand Forks Air Force Base | 07.10.2018
An MQ-9B SkyGuardian taxis on the Grand Sky Air Park flight line July 10, 2018, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The SkyGuardian made the first trans-Atlantic flight in avionics history for a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez)...
