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The Navy is looking at an unmanned helicopter to make its newest ships more lethal — and it just passed the first test
Christopher Woody
Jul. 12, 2018, 3:55 PM
US Navy USS Coronado littoral combat ship MQ-8C unmanned helicopterSailors on the USS Coronado monitor flight operations from the helicopter control tower as an MQ-8C prepares to launch, June 21, 2018. US Navy/Ensign Jalen Robinson
The Navy recently completed initial testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout, an unmanned helicopter capable of carrying three times as much payload as an earlier version.
The Navy hopes to deploy the MQ-8C aboard littoral combat ships, augmenting their limited range and firepower.
More testing is needed however, and the Navy is still evaluating how the arm the drone helicopter.
http://www.businessinsider.com/navy-mq-8c-fire-scout-unmanned-helicopter-passes-test-to-work-with-lcs-2018-7?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebb%2013.07.18&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief
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