The MQ-8C Fire Scout has been tested for a variety of purposes, such as mine countermeasures (MCM), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and communications relay. The U.S. Navy is moving to expand its ...
Continuing the Pentagon’s penchant for UAV investment in the face of continuing resolutions and sequestration, the U.S. Navy announced the purchase of six more Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scouts. The ...
The second Northrup Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout introduced into the test fleet will be used this spring for electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing, to ensure the unmanned rotorcraft can operate in ...
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Since its inception more than a decade ago as an "RQ-8A" flying robot built on a Schweizer Aircraft chassis, Northrop's MQ-8B drone helicopter has only gotten bigger -- and better. To date, the MQ-8B ...
The Northrop Grumman Corporation built MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter surpassed 5,000 flight hours while providing critical surveillance capabilities to field commanders in Afghanistan. Since ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A larger and more powerful version of Northrop Grumman Corp's Fire Scout unmanned helicopter made its first two flights on Thursday, the U.S. Navy said as it plans to start ...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for the first time. The capability ...