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Fire Scout Ready For Unrestricted Flights Off Navy Deck

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Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

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In preparation for deployment early next year, Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the Navy have verified that the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is functionally compatible with communications systems on board the USS Halyburton (FFG-40). "These verification flights will support the Navy's decision to deploy the Fire Scout system for continued operational use," George Vardoulakis, vice president for tactical unmanned systems for Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector, said in a statement. "We demonstrated that the Fire Scout system…

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