Second Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Flight
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Current tests are focused on validating the flight capabilities of the MQ-8C before ship-based flights take place this summer.
"The addition of the second MQ-8C means we can begin testing on more components and equipment needed to operate the system as an intelligence-gathering platform," said
Fire Scout uses on-board sensors to capture full-motion video, identify targets and then distribute the information in real time to various users. This allows ship-based commanders to maintain awareness of a specified area or keep an eye on a target of interest for long periods of time.
"Flight testing has been very successful since the system's first flight
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