Scaled Composites Model 396

Scaled Composites Model 396

The Scaled Composites Model 396 is a derivative of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft. The Model 396 will be an unmanned combat air vehicle, and thus will differ from the Global Hawk in carrying a weapons load underneath the fuselage.Fact|date=July 2008 It will also be about half the size and cost, but will be aerodynamically identical. The Model 396 is competing for USAF's Hunter-Killer project, with an expected first flight of 2007.Fact|date=July 2008 Series production would likely take place in a Northrop Grumman facility.

External links

* " [http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/09204top.xml New Concepts Have Emerged for USAF Unmanned Hunter-Killer Aircraft] ." "Aviation Week & Space Technology". September 19, 2004.

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Related development:
RQ-4 Global Hawk

Comparable aircraft:
MQ-9 Reaper

Designation sequence:
Model 395 -Model 396


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