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Japan Air Self-Defense Force loses RQ-4B Global Hawk drone

September 16, 2026, 05:07 UTC · Tottori Prefecture, Japan · Asia-Pacific · no longer in the live window

An RQ-4B Global Hawk high-altitude reconnaissance drone operated by Japan's Air Self-Defense Force went missing over the sea near Tottori Prefecture and is presumed lost at sea.

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