NATO RQ-4D Phoenix High-Altitude Long-Endurance ISR Variant
The Northrop RQ-4D Phoenix is NATO’s high-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance variant of the RQ-4 Global Hawk family. NATO operates five Phoenix aircraft through the NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force; the fleet carries MP-RTIP and synthetic-aperture ground-surveillance radar systems plus long-range line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications.
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Identity
- Aliases
- RQ-4D PhoenixNATO RQ-4DPhoenixNATO Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft
- Family Name
- Northrop RQ-4D Phoenix
- Full Name
- NATO RQ-4D Phoenix High-Altitude Long-Endurance ISR Variant
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- RQ-4D Phoenix
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Northrop RQ-4D Phoenix is NATO’s high-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance variant of the RQ-4 Global Hawk family. NATO operates five Phoenix aircraft through the NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force; the fleet carries MP-RTIP and synthetic-aperture ground-surveillance radar systems plus long-range line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight communications.
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- NATO identifies the RQ-4D Phoenix power plant as a single Rolls-Royce-North American AE 3007H turbofan rated at 7,600 lbf (33,800 N). Placement and stage are left unspecified because the NATO fact sheet does not state them.
- Name
- RQ-4D Phoenix AE3007H installation
Links
- Official Url
- https://nisrf.nato.int/home/about-us/nato-rq4d
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:52:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 17:39:33 UTC