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Navy/USMC

Navy Receives Newest Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

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Navy Receives Newest Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter

The Fire Scout MQ-8C. Photo by Northrop Grumman.

The Navy has taken delivery of its first of its new version of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, which features a larger airframe for greater range and on-station loitering to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC] said Friday. The first MQ-8C delivering to Naval Air Systems Command. Photo by U.S. Navy The MQ-8C Fire Scout was turned over to the Navy earlier this month to begin testing before becoming operational in 2014, Northrop Grumman said.…

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