Ready to Launch: New Fire Scout Drone Can Deploy From Anywhere
The rapid expansion of Fire Scout mission concepts aligns with current U.S. Navy and industry efforts to ease the “integration” of the LCS onto different platforms
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The rapid expansion of Fire Scout mission concepts aligns with current U.S. Navy and industry efforts to ease the “integration” of the LCS onto different platforms
The US Navy has deployed its MQ-8C Fire Scout uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to the Indo-Pacific Area of Responsibility (AOR), aboard USS Jackson (LCS-6).
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s autonomous, runway-independent helicopter system, has made its second operational deployment.
Autonomous capability will provide wide area distributed maritime operations in the Pacific through its onboard sensors and integration with manned assets.
--Next generation ship-based autonomous helicopter provides expanded capabilities