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Northrop Grumman Land-Based MQ-8B Prepares For Busy Summer/Fall

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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

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Northrop Grumman's [NOC] land based MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., paving the way for a busy summer and fall, according to a company official. In late July, the one system compatible ground control station, similar to what the Army uses, will be brought in. "We want to show we can fly Fire Scout with that same kind of configuration...which becomes a springboard to other things,"…

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