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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Navy Successfully Links Up MH-60, Fire Scout In Flight Trials

MQ-8B Fire ScoutThe Navy's premiere combat helicopter and unmanned drone can now operate in tandem during future combat operations after successfully completing initial tests late last year.

Officials at Naval Air Systems command were able to link up the Lockheed Martin-built MH-60 Sierra with Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout unmanned drone during a series of operational evaluations held at Naval Air Station Pautuxent River last October, a Lockheed spokeswoman told AOL Defense today.

The Fire Scout drone was able to pass intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data and imagery from its onboard sensors to the MH-60 during the flight tests, according to the spokeswoman.

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