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Army

Fire Scout Lands Maritime Sensor Demonstration Contract

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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

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It's been a busy week for Northrop Grumman's [NOC] Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). Monday, the company was awarded a contract by ABS Group, a Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor for the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center, to conduct a maritime airborne sensor demonstration, Northrop Grumman reported. The Coast Guard has said it needs to see how a maritime airborne sensor would work on the VUAS' before deciding whether to acquire the platforms for the…

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