
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-8C Fire Scout is in its first deployment in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility and second overall operational deployment this month, the company said. MQ-8C is deployed on the USS Jackson (LCS-6) Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship to provide maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capabilities. “The MQ-8C Fire Scout is an extremely flexible unmanned aerial system and a pillar in the Navy and Marine Corps unmanned campaign plan,” said Capt. Dennis Monagle at Naval Air Systems…