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MQ-8C Deployed To Indo-Pacific

MQ-8C Deployed To Indo-Pacific
An MQ-8C Fire Scout attached to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, Detachment 5, takes off from the flight deck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) on while it is in the Caribbean Sea on Jan. 6, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danielle Baker/Released)

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…

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