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First MQ-8C Delivered To East Coast

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

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First MQ-8C Delivered To East Coast

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout takes off for its first flight out of Trent Lott International Airport in Moss Point, Miss. in 2018. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

The first East Coast Squadron to operate the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter received its initial aircraft this month, the Navy said Sept. 18. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 received its first MQ-8C on Sept. 15 while at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The Fire Scout is built by Northrop Grumman [NOC] using the Bell [TXT] 407 airframe. It is a larger and longer endurance variant of the MQ-8B vehicle and can operate for up to 12 hours on station,…

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