MOSCOW, July 6 The American reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle RQ-4B Global Hawk flies near the Kaliningrad region, according to data from the Flightradar service.
According to Flightradar24 data at 22.19 Moscow time, a drone with the call sign FORTE16 is circling over the territory of Poland near the border with the Kaliningrad region at an altitude of about 17.1 kilometers.
According to the manufacturer, the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle is designed for reconnaissance and surveillance. It is capable of flying at high altitudes for more than 30 hours, is designed to obtain high-resolution images of large areas of the earth in almost real time, and is capable of operating in any weather and at any time of day. In addition, such devices are used to support communications as repeaters. As noted on the manufacturer's website, the Global Hawk, used by the US Air Force since 2001, «identifies potential threats, allowing commanders to gain greater insight into their area of interest.»