Looking across the production line at Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Mississippi facility, it's hard for anyone to tell the difference between the Army and Navy variants of the MQ-8B Fire Scout. But the differences are there and they extend beyond payloads and capabilities. The official Army program is the Future Combat System (FCS) Class 4 Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), a component of the Army's effort to connect sensors, platforms and weapons to soldiers. The airframes that arrive at the Moss Point,…
Army, Navy Fire Scouts: Similar Look, But Treading Different Paths
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