Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday that its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle provided critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support to special operations forces and U.S. Navy anti-piracy actions during the system's second at-sea deployment. Two Fire Scout air vehicles were deployed aboard the USS Halyburton (FFG-40) at the beginning of January and tasked to provide ISR support for anti-piracy operations conducted by the Navy's 5th Fleet, according to a press release. "This deployment was the first opportunity…
Northrop Grumman UAV Completes Successful At-Sea Deployment
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