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Friday, September 05, 2008

Northrop's P6 Fire Scout completes first flight

Northrop Grumman has conducted the first flight of its own MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned air vehicle, designated P6, at the Webster Field Annex portion of NAS Patuxent River, Maryland.

The 20min flight followed the Fire Scout's routine fully autonomous functional flight mission plan of vehicle start, take-off, flight, landing and shutdown.

The demonstration is part an ongoing effort to expand the development capabilities of the Fire Scout. Near-term plans include the integration of a maritime radar, a second electro-optical/infrared payload and various US Army-specific payloads.

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