Navy Cultivates Fire Scout Experts During Deployment
Manned aircraft have dominated the Navy for the last century; however, the use of unmanned air vehicles has been rising ...
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APKWS to Be Integrated On Unmanned Aircraft
For the first time, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) will be integrated onto an unmanned aerial vehicle, BAE ...
US Frigate Deploys with 4 Fire Scout UAVs
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 deployed with four Fire Scouts aboard frigate USS Klakring (FFG 42) June 29 in ...
Northrop to Upgrade Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter for US Navy
The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to produce the next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopter using the Bell 407 airframe. ...
Navy Investigates Unmanned Helicopter Mishaps
The Navy recently experienced two unrelated operational mishaps with the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. There were no injuries to ...
US grounds unmanned helicopters after accidents
The US Navy said Tuesday it grounded its fleet of unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopters after what it termed "two ...
Fire Scout Team Takes Steps to Arm Unmanned Helicopter
A team at nearby Webster Field Annex is working briskly to support an urgent Navy request to weaponize the MQ-8B ...
USS Simpson and HSL-60 Use Fire Scout UAV
Guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) has the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), MQ-8B Fire Scout embarked for solo missions, a ...
USS Simpson and Fire Scout set sail for Africa
The MQ-8B Fire Scout, the Navy’s only unmanned aircraft to operate on land and at sea, departed Jan. 17 from ...
US Navy, Northrop Grumman Demonstrate First Manned-Unmanned Intel Sharing
In a recent U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman exercise, a Fire Scout unmanned helicopter successfully sent sensor data to the ...
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