SAN DIEGO, Nov 8, 2011 Northrop Grumman Corporation has started work outfitting the U.S. Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with a weapons system. The Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System laser-guided 70mm rocket — in production for the Navy since 2010…
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Navy: UAV likely downed by pro-Gadhafi forces
by Gary Mortimer •
By Joshua Stewart - Staff writer Navy Times A Navy unmanned helicopter that crashed over Libya in June was likely shot down by forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi, a Navy spokesman said. An investigation revealed no evidence of a mechanical or…
Firescout flies from USS Freedom (Littoral Combat Ship 1)
by Gary Mortimer •
SAN DIEGO, 26 Feb. 2011. The Northrop Grumman Corp. MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) flew its first test flights from the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS), USS Freedom (LCS-1). The Navy conducted…
Firescout bluewater deployment.
by Gary Mortimer •
The MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is performing its first blue water deployment on board a U.S. Navy warship, directed by NAS Jacksonville-based Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 Detachment 2. The detachment consists of two MQ-8B Fire…
Firescout set to operate from USS Halyburton
by Gary Mortimer •
SAN DIEGO, 15 Dec. 2010. Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have verified that the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is functionally compatible with communications systems on board the USS Halyburton (FFG-40). This process, known as integration verification,…
Firescout passes 1000 hours flight time.
by Gary Mortimer •
The MQ-8B Firescout makes the 1000 hour patch, with at least 40 minutes of solo time. The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical unmanned aerial system (VUAS) has passed the 1,000 flight test hours milestone, attesting to its steady…
COBRA system flight trials on RQ-8A Firescout
by Gary Mortimer •
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. | The Navy successfully conducted the first flight test of the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Block I system at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., October 13, testing the system’s performance on the Fire Scout vertical…
SNC to create detect sense and avoid for MQ 8B Firescout.
by Gary Mortimer •
Sparks, Nevada – Oct. 4th, 2010 – Sierra Nevada Corporation’s President, Eren Ozmen is pleased to announce that SNC has won a competitive contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for the first phase of ACAS. During this phase, SNC…
Fire Shadow loitering munition
by Gary Mortimer •
Blurring the borders between missile and UAS this airframe aims to hurry up and wait for something to happen. Expect to see lots of these making news in 2011. Many of the primary players involved are all based close to…
Fire Scout to resume flying at Yuma
by Gary Mortimer •
Christopher P. Cavas – Staff writer for Navy news :- Flights of the MQ-8B Fire Scout, a small, unmanned helicopter the Navy is testing to operate from its warships, will resume Sept. 20, the Navy announced late Thursday. The flights…
