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For the First Time Helicopter Refuels a Drone

For the First Time Helicopter Refuels a Drone

26-Aug-23 - An US Marine Corps HMH-361 Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter delivered fuel to an US Navy HSC-21 MQ-8C Fire Scout drone in the first time a manned aircraft has provided fuel for an unmanned rotary wing aircraft #drones
First Full Paint Scheme on Navy Drone at FRCSW

First Full Paint Scheme on Navy Drone at FRCSW

13-Aug-23 - US Navy Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) at San Diego, CA became the first depot to do a full paint scheme for a Northrop-Grumman/Bell MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter #painting
First Expeditionary Advanced Base Exercise for MQ-8C

First Expeditionary Advanced Base Exercise for MQ-8C

17-Aug-22 - The Northrop-Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout drone completes first expeditionary advanced base operations exercise and successfully demonstrated ship-to-shore transition mission flexibility across ship classes #drones
SMAMD Mine Countermeasure for Fire Scout

SMAMD Mine Countermeasure for Fire Scout

09-Jul-22 - US Navy demonstrated the mine countermeasure (MCM) prototype technology Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) on the MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter drone at Eglin AFB #SMAMD
MQ-8C Fire Scout First Deployment to Indo-Pacific

MQ-8C Fire Scout First Deployment to Indo-Pacific

24-May-22 - The Bell / Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout drone helicopter is in their first deployment to the Indo-Pacific with US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-23 aboard littoral ship USS Jackson (LCS-6) #drones
MQ-8C Completes Integrated Training on Littoral Ships

MQ-8C Completes Integrated Training on Littoral Ships

30-Apr-22 - US Navy’s newest drone helicopter, the Bell/Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout, completed operational testing and training aboard littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) and USS Montgomery (LCS 8) #drones
Marines and Navy in Manned-Unmanned Teaming

Marines and Navy in Manned-Unmanned Teaming

16-Mar-22 - Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron VMX-1 and US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-23 flew together AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters with MQ-8C drone at NAF El Centro, California #drones
MQ-8C Fire Scout First Deployment

MQ-8C Fire Scout First Deployment

16-Feb-22 - US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-22, “Sea Knights”, Detachment 5 completed the first operational deployment of the Bell / Northrop-Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout drone helicopter aboard littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) in the Caribbean Sea
Imaging Sensor Service for US Navy, Marines and USCG

Imaging Sensor Service for US Navy, Marines and USCG

14-Feb-22 - Teledyne FLIR Defense awarded $43.9M indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to service electro-optical sensor systems used for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) by US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard #ISR
US Navy MQ-8C Drone Operational Deployment

US Navy MQ-8C Drone Operational Deployment

26-Jan-22 - The Northrop Grumman/Bell MQ-8C Fire Scout VTOL UAV deployed with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 “Sea Knights” Detachment 5 (HSC-22 Det 5) aboard USS Milwaukee (LCS-5, Freedom-class littoral combat ship) marking the transition from the MQ-8B #drones
30-May-21 MQ-8C Fire Scout on Amphibious Ship #drones
29-Jan-21 Navy Requests Seahawk Replacement Analysis #FVLMS
21-Sep-20 First MQ-8C Fire Scout Drone for HSC-22 #drones
24-Sep-19 Faraday Cages for MQ-8C Fire Scout #FireScout
10-Jul-19 Initial Operational Capability for MQ-8C Fire Scout #FireScout
20-Sep-18 MQ-8C Drone in Sonobuoys and Sonar Demonstration #FireScout
06-Jul-18 VX-1 Completed MQ-8C Evaluation on USS Coronado #evaluation
20-Jun-18 MQ-8C Drone Evaluation on USS Coronado #drones
09-Apr-18 Systel to Support US Navy MQ-8C Drones
16-Mar-18 US Navy Acquired Bell 407 for MQ-8C Program
11-Apr-17 MQ-8C Completes First Test Period Aboard LCS
18-Oct-16 MQ-8C Fire Scout with Leonardo AESA Radar
29-Sep-16 US Navy Orders 10 Additional MQ-8C
01-Dec-15 MQ-8C Fire Scout Concludes Operational Assessment
25-Aug-15 Endurance Demonstration of the MQ-8C UAV
23-Dec-14 MQ-8C Fire Scout Flew from Destroyer for First Time
03-Dec-14 First Operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to the US Navy
23-Oct-14 MQ-8C Fire Scout Prepares for Shipboard Testing
05-May-14 MQ-8C undergo electromagnetic interference Tests
07-Apr-14 Five more MQ-8C Fire Scouts for the US Navy
13-Mar-14 MQ-8C Fire Scout reaches 100 flight hours
12-Feb-14 Second MQ-8C Fire Scout takes flight
25-Nov-13 Second MQ-8C Fire Scout to US Navy
31-Oct-13 First Flight of MQ-8C Fire Scout
23-Sep-13 MQ-8C Fire Scout ready for Flight Operations
19-Jul-13 First MQ-8C Fire Scout delivered to US Navy
12-Mar-13 Six more MQ-8C Fire Scouts for US Navy
31-Jan-13 MQ-8C with new avionics protection
24-Apr-12 UAV Fire Scout MQ-8C for the US Navy







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