Navy OK Kicks Off Fire Scout Upgrade

Credit: Northrop Grumman/Chad Slattery
Northrop Grumman has received a $262 million U.S. Navy contract for development and initial production of the improved MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft, based on the Bell 407 light commercial helicopter. The extended-endurance, higher-payload MQ-8C is scheduled to be deployed in 2014 under a rapid...

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