Unmanned MQ-8Grows Larger For Special-Operations Role
Credit: Northrop Grumman Concept
The switch to a larger airframe for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aerial system is the major change in rotorcraft procurement outlined under the Pentagon’s fiscal 2012 budget request. Changing from the Schweizer 333 on which the MQ-8B is based to the larger Bell 407 for the new MQ-8C is...
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