Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) gateway system reached 200,000 combat operational flight hours since its first deployment with the U.S. Air Force in 2008.
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| EQ-4B Global Hawk aircraft provide persistent connectivity and operational support 24 hours a day, seven days a week as part of the BACN program (Picture source: Northrop Grumman) |

