MQ-8C Fire Scout completes check aboard USS Anchorage MQ-8C Fire Scout completes check aboard USS Anchorage Tuesday, 25 May 2021 10:12 According to a press release published by Northrop Grumman on May 25, 2021, MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s only ship-based autonomous helicopter program, passes the initial fit check aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) at Naval Base San Diego demonstrating the aircraft suitability for the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious warfare mission. MQ-8C Fire Scout aboard USS Anchorage (Picture source: Northrop Grumman) MQ-8C Fire Scout, which has integr...