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Monday, July 21, 2008

Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Successfully Completes Demonstration Aboard US Navy 7th Fleet Destroyer

A cooperative effort between the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation resulted in the first ever demonstration of an MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer.

The demonstration took place aboard the USS Stethem, a DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, positioned at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan.

The demonstration marked the first appearance of a new production MQ-8B outside of the United States.

Among the participants at Yokosuka were officers and crew from the USS Stethem, DDG 63, officers from Task Force 70 and Destroyer Squadron 15.

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