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Navy Tests Fire Scout Drone On Trimaran LCS

Navy Tests Fire Scout Drone On Trimaran LCS
The Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV). (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

The Navy has conducted the first testing of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter aboard a trimaran variant of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said. Called “dynamic interface testing,” the exercises outlined the concept of operations for the aircraft on the ship, including crew training and verification and expansion of the launching and landing envelopes, NAVSEA said. The testing took place on the USS Coronado (LCS-4), the second of the trimaran variants that are…

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