Even though the Navy has deleted plans to purchase 17 of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters from its five-year acquisition plan, the ultimate fate of the program will largely depend on how the service proceeds with its plans for small surface combatant ships. The MQ-8Cs, which are a larger version of the MQ-8B Fire Scouts already deployed, are to operate off the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). So far, the Navy has contracted for the production of 14 of…
Navy Ices Fire Scout Buys Pending Future Of LCS
Defense Daily Staff
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