US spy drone watching Moldova and Ukraine borders

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Mon Mar 14, 2022

Tens of thousands are watching a US Global Hawk unmanned spy drone deployed near Moldovia and also Romania as well as over the Black Sea just south of Russia’s naval base at Sevastopol. The Global Hawk which has a call sign of “Forte12” cost $170 million and is piloted remotely and operates from Italy. READ: Ocean Infinity commits to a new search for MH370 in 2023. READ: What is this Russian VIP transport doing in Turkey? It has an endurance of about 32 hours and can fly over 22,000km at an altitude of 18,000m. UPDATE: Here is today's mission. Here is another shot of the Global Hawk. ABOUT AirlineRatings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline, you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL, and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations, as well as the airlines, own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate.

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