US Navy continues production of Fire Scout
September 29, 2008 by Dagpotter
Filed under: Contract Awards, Military Aviation, Northrop Grumman Corp., U.S. Navy, development program
Filed under: Contract Awards, Military Aviation, Northrop Grumman Corp., U.S. Navy, development program
The MQ-8 Fire Scout UAV made by Northorp Grumman for the Navy entered LRIP last year with a successful Milestone C decision. The Navy has continued production by executing the second year of Low Rate production. The Fire Scout lands and takes off vertically and can operate from the helicopter decks of Navy ship. The system will enter Technical Evaluation this year. The contract is worth over $32 M and is the second of three years of LRIP. Once LRIP and testing is complete the Navy will conduct a Full Rate Production decision to allow the Navy to buy larger quantities with a proven system. The US military has invested heavily in USV over the last ten years with some successes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
See the press release at MarketWatch.com
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