Model
Based on the Bell 407 Fire-X provide greater endurance, range and payload capacity than the previous MQ-8 A/B variants.
Modifications to the MQ-8C's airframes are carried out at the Bell Helicopter facility in Ozark, Alabama, while final assembly is performed in Moss Point, Mississippi.
On 2012, Northrop Grumman started low-rate production.
First flight by 168455 /VX on October 31, 2013 at Naval Base Ventura County.
The MQ-8C entered test service in 2014 with ship-based deployments expected to start in 2017.
On July 2019, achivied Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with the US Navy with the MQ-8C fleet flown over 1,500 hours with more than 700 sorties to date. The Navy has 38 aircraft on order.
On 2012, Northrop Grumman started low-rate production.
First flight by 168455 /VX on October 31, 2013 at Naval Base Ventura County.
The MQ-8C entered test service in 2014 with ship-based deployments expected to start in 2017.
On July 2019, achivied Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with the US Navy with the MQ-8C fleet flown over 1,500 hours with more than 700 sorties to date. The Navy has 38 aircraft on order.
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List of Operators of Northrop-Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout | |
| From | Organisation with model MQ-8C Fire Scout | |||||
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| C/N | Built as | Year | History | |
 | 01 | 2013 |  168455 :  USN /NG pictured (top) d/d Jul13 31oct13 pictured (bot) as 8455 /VX during first flight + Aug15 performed 10+ hours flight at Point Mugu 20nov15 VX-30 concludes operational assessment (OA) | |
| 02 | 2014 | 168456 : 12feb14 as VX-30 /VX-8456 during first flight at Naval+ | ||
| 03 | 168808 : USN;
Aug15 VX-30 03mar19 pictured (pic1) on display at the 2019 Avalon A+  13Jul19, Northrop Grumman, pictured (pic2) in the Hanga+ 20jul19 on display at RIAT 2019 | ||
| 04 | 168809 : USN;
Aug5 VX-30 | |||
| 05 | 168810 : USN;
Sep15 VX-30 /05 | |||
| 06 | 168811 : USN;
Mar16 VTUAV, NAS Point Mugu | |||
| 07 | 168812 : USN | |||
| 08 | 168813 : USN | |||
| 09 | 168982 : USN;
Mar16 VTUAV, NAS Point Mugu | |||
| 10 | 168983 : USN;
Mar16 VTUAV, NAS Point Mugu | |||
| 11 | 168984 : USN | |||
| 12 | 168985 : USN;
Mar16 VTUAV, NAS Point Mugu | |||
| 13 | 168986 : USN;
Mar16 VTUAV, NAS Point Mugu | |||
| 54115 | 407 | 2012 | N472VB :  407 Northrop Grumman Systems Corp from Mar13, test serial C+ Northrop Grumman’s autonomous surrogate aircraft, a m+ Aug18 in US Navy ANTX exercise in Newport, RI for air + | |
 | 168459 : USN;
Jun14 HSM-35 2015 VX-20 |