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Friday, February 14, 2014

Second Northrop Grumman-Built MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Flight

MQ-8C Fire ScoutNorthrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the first time.

Conducted at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif., the flight will allow the team to ramp up testing efforts to prepare the system for operations.

Current tests are focused on validating the flight capabilities of the MQ-8C before ship-based flights take place this summer.

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