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Navy’s Unmanned Helicopter Completes Operational Shipboard Test

Navy’s Unmanned Helicopter Completes Operational Shipboard Test
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Sea, March 20, 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) finished the first comprehensive operational test of its new shipboard unmanned helicopter late last month, the service said on Monday. Initial operational test and evaluation of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-8C Fire Scout, conducted June 29, saw the aircraft perform several mission scenarios aboard the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) off the coast of southern California.Testing included simulated engagements to evaluate the aircraft’s target identification, intelligence gathering, and surface warfare capabilities. The…

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