TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 29, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $17.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for system software and engineering services in support of the MQ-8 Fire Scout ...

It looks like a helicopter, but there's no one in the cockpit, and that's exactly the point. The MQ-8 Fire Scout is the U.S. Navy's unmanned eye in the sky, designed to take off, land, and fly all on ...

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8, 2011 Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has improved ground commanders’ ability to see potential threats and increase fighting effectiveness in ...

The MQ-8C Fire Scout has been tested for a variety of purposes, such as mine countermeasures (MCM), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and communications relay. The U.S. Navy is moving to expand its ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation held an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Academy this July and August, at the company’s Autonomous Systems Center of Excellence in San Diego, California. The global education ...

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been used in military operations for more than 60 years, with torpedoes, cruise missiles, satellites, and target drones being early examples. 1 They have also been ...

The US Navy (USN) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the service announced on 8 July. With IOC declared, the ...

The Northrop Grumman Fire Scout unmanned rotorcraft system was unable to complete a series of shipboard tests last month due to weather in the Chesapeake Bay area, says Rear Adm. Bill Shannon, Navy ...