Model
Based on the Bell 407 Fire-X provide greater endurance, range and payload capacity than the previous MQ-8 A/B variants.
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.
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.
Plans are for 40 aircraft by 2023
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.
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.
Plans are for 40 aircraft by 2023
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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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| Construction Numbers on database of MQ-8C Fire Scout or its versions | ||||||
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Construction Numbers | Help Us | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 |