JASDF Global Hawk drone crashes off the coast of Tottori
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)
Tottori, Japan
September 16, 2026
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A Global Hawk RQ-4B crashed after losing ground contact. Debris was discovered off the coast of Tottori prefecture.
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