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Homeland Security

Fire Scout UAS Flies Off Coast Guard Cutter

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 16th, 2014

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Fire Scout UAS Flies Off Coast Guard Cutter

Coast Guard air crew unhook a MQ-8B Fire Scout during a test on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf. Photo: Coast Guard

Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday said that an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS) earlier this month flew off a Coast Guard cutter for the first time as part of the service’s ongoing efforts to determine a way forward for acquiring ship-borne UAS. The Dec. 5 flight occurred on the National Security Cutter Bertholf off the coast of Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif. The UAS, which is made by Northrop Grumman, was controlled and operated by Navy…

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