Fire Scout UAV preparing for shipboard landing

SEA LEGS: Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have completed the first phase of at-sea testing expected to lead to the first shipboard landing of the Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle, the company said Aug. 8. The first phase included shipboard engine starts and software tests. The...

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