The MQ-8C Fire Scout has been tested for a variety of purposes, such as mine countermeasures (MCM), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and communications relay. The U.S. Navy is moving to expand its ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 29, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $17.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for system software and engineering services in support of the MQ-8 Fire Scout ...
A day after U.S. Navy officials outlined future cutbacks in the program, Northrop Grumman Corp. said the service awarded it $16 million for two more MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical-takeoff-and-landing ...
A Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout has gone down in Libya, according to NATO. The unmanned vertical takeoff unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV) was reportedly on an intelligence surveillance mission when ...
LOS ANGELES - The Navy has grounded a fleet of helicopter drones after two of the aircraft crashed overseas within a week. Known as MQ-8B Fire Scouts, the robotic spy choppers were developed by ...
An armed U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter is to be fielded within 18 months. The requirement for rapid deployment means the Navy initially has selected BAE Systems' ...