Northrop Grumman has announced it has successfully completed a maritime sensor demonstration of its MQ-8B Fire Scout tactical Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS).
The aircraft was fitted with a Telephonics radar and FLIR electro optical infrared system, and the demonstration was performed under a contract awarded in September by the US Coast Guard Research and Development Center.
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The Fire Scout is currently in low rate production for the US Navy and US Army, and is under consideration by the USMC as an unmanned battlefield supply aircraft.
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