Northrop-Grumman MQ‑8C Fire Scout
in US Navy

News

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  For the First Time Helicopter Refuels a Drone

  Aug 26, 2023 · 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
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  First Full Paint Scheme on Navy Drone at FRCSW

  Aug 13, 2023 · 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
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  First Expeditionary Advanced Base Exercise for MQ-8C

  Aug 17, 2022 · 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
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  SMAMD Mine Countermeasure for Fire Scout

  Jul 9, 2022 · 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
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  MQ-8C Fire Scout First Deployment to Indo-Pacific

  May 24, 2022 · 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)
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  MQ-8C Completes Integrated Training on Littoral Ships

  Apr 30, 2022 · 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)