MQ-8C Fire Scout Drone Makes First Flight Off Littoral Combat Ship
Posted By: Hope Hodge Seck April 18, 2017
An autonomous helicopter designed to boost intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for ship crews at sea has completed a successful first flight from the deck of a littoral combat ship underway.
Earlier this month, the MQ-8C Fire Scout took off from the Independence-Class LCS Montgomery during a two-week series of tests off the coast of California. The flight came two years after the Fire Scout was first delivered to the Navy in December 2014 and marked a milestone in proving out the reliability and safety of the small drone.
https://www.dodbuzz.com/2017/04/18/mq-8c-fire-scout-drone-makes-first-flight-off-littoral-combat-ship/
