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Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout passes the initial fit check aboard the USS Anchorage

Northrop Grumman’s 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’s suitability for the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious warfare mission, the company announced. MQ-8C Fire Scout, which has integrated the AN/ZPY-8 radar, is expected to reach Initial…

Fire Scout UAV crashes after hitting USS Charleston

An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the side of USS Charleston (LCS 18) after taking off from the ship around 3:40 p.m., April 26, the US Navy announced. No one was injured, and the Littoral Combat Ship continued to safely operate after the incident involving the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV). USS Charleston (LCS 18)…

Unmanned Helicopter to Get Counter-Submarine Capabilities

Over the backdrop of the growing Russian and Chinese submarine activity in the North Atlantic and Western Pacific, Northrop Grumman wants to add anti-submarine capabilities to its Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.  The potential upgrade — known as multistatic acoustic search capability — is a tech

מסוק בלתי מאויש יצויד ביכולות נגד צוללות

על רקע פעילות הצוללות הגוברת מצד רוסיה וסין בצפון האוקיינוס האטלנטי ובמערב האוקיינוס השקט, חברת Northrop Grumman מעוניינת להוסיף יכולות נגד צוללות למסוק הבלתי מאויש שלה, ה-Fire Scout. השדרוג הפוטנציאלי - שנקרא יכולת חיפוש אקוסטי מולטי-סטטי - היא טכנולוגיה שמשתמשת ברשת של מצופי סונר לאיתור עצמים

Meet COBRA - New Submarine Hunting Sensor

A US Navy drone will soon operate an advanced sensor giving it increased ability to detect and destroy enemy mines and submarines from a Littoral Combat Ship. The helicopter-like Fire Scout drone’s new sensor, designed for combat and surveillance missions in littoral waters, is called the