Northrop Grumman Corporation transferred to the US Navy the first working copy of the drone MQ-8C Fire Scout

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) handed over to the US Navy the first working copy of an MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. This system will be used by ship officers to enhance the ability of the Navy to gather intelligence information.

The MQ-8C model is an improved version of the currently used MQ-8B Fire Scout due to the increased fuselage. The range of the new model has almost doubled, and the payload mass, including reconnaissance equipment, equipment for conducting surveillance and reconnaissance, has tripled.

“The test program is scheduled for the summer, and by the end of the year we expect these aircraft to be ready for operation,” said George Vardulakis, the corporation’s vice president for medium-range tactical systems.

MQ-8C's first test flights from the deck of the USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) destroyer will take place this winter. After that, the representatives of the Navy will evaluate the system for suitability for combat use.

Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will manufacture 19 copies of MQ-8C Fire Scouts, including two test units. The total number of aircraft planned for the Navy to be purchased is 70 units.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company offering innovative systems, products and solutions for unmanned, cybernetic, multi-functional management and logistics systems, and equipment upgrades for government and private organizations around the world.

Comments

[pensioner]

Still, they rode far away on the subject of drones. Catch up and catch up yet. Hopefully we’re not far behind. And then the war of cars on the horizon is already visible ...

[Siberian German]

Well, what can we say about them - hammers, but we kind of harnessed too - will soon catch up

[just exp]

Well, as always, we have a little horse in another saddle.
they have a very developed air force, we have air defense in response.
they have very developed UAVs, we have electronic warfare.

[saag]

where is the evacuation model?

[siberalt]

Oh well. And Putin is already in India

[corporal]

How do drone, Putin and India compare?
Maybe enough flood.

[R150]

"Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company, offering innovative systems, products and solutions for unmanned, cyber, multifunctional information management and logistics systems, and equipment modernization services for government and private organizations around the world."

no thanks i won't buy

[witch]

we have a vehicle depot on their drones)) we’ll put it))

[cergey51046]

As soon as the US tries to direct it in our direction, the EW troops will break the connection of this drone with the base and the device will sit down (surrender) and we will have an American drone. Now all the equipment should become unmanned, especially tanks and ships.

[Tribuns]

Please note that there is practically no information about the cost of not so much the unmanned aerial vehicles themselves, but much more than the cost of their computer-controlled control system stuffing, as well as the cost of repair, maintenance and security testing when an adversary uses radar interference equipment ...