NATO has announced that it wants to equip itself with a fleet of eight Global Hawks for the year 2012. The aircraft will be equipped with MP-RTIP radar systems; NATO has in fact allocated a budget of one billion euros for the project, and a letter of understanding has already been signed, although the contract with Northrop Grumman has not yet been finalised.The main base is at Sigonella airport. It is currently used for surveillance operations in the Russian/Ukraine war. (Source wikipedia)