Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout

The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces. The Fire Scout is designed to provide reconnaissance situational awareness and precision targeting support for ground air and sea forces. The initial RQ-8A version was based on the Schweizer 330 while the enhanced MQ-8B was derived from the Schweizer 333.

Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scouthelicopter drone was shot down by Gadhafi's troops in western Libya.1
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned, robotic helicopter under systems integration and development in Rancho Bernardo, California for use by the United States armed forces.2
The Navy's Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned helicopter suffering from dissociative identity disorder.3
“The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman” 4
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Vertical Take-Off and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV).5

Made by Northrop Grumman.

It is the successor of the Sikorsky S-333 .

The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces. The Fire Scout is ...6
* The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomuous helicopter developed for use by the United States armed forces.7
On Tuesday morning, a Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout was shot down by Moammar Gadhafi's forces in Libya, becoming NATO's first combat casualty in the conflict. The U.S.8
org The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces.9
More Users
United States Army
Jet Or Prop
prop
Developed Into
Sikorsky S-434
Predecessor
Sikorsky S-333
Length Alt
7.3 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
3150.0
Lists
* List of active United States military aircraft
Combat Radius Main
110.0
Height Alt
2.9 m
Combat Radius More
plus 5+ hours on station
Endurance
28800.0
Max Speed Main
+
Developed From
Sikorsky S-333
Payload Main
600.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1430.0
Ceiling Main
20000.0
Crew
Combat Radius Alt
203.7
Height Main
9.71
Primary user
United States Navy
Span Alt
8.4 m
Plane Or Copter?
copter
Engine(prop)
Allison Model 250
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Payload Alt
272.0
First Flight
2002
Span Main
27.5
Power Main
313
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
940.3
Length Main
23.95
Similar Aircraft
* Bell Eagle Eye* Boeing A160 Hummingbird
Related
* Schweizer 330 and 333* Schweizer S-434
Empty Weight Main
2073.0
Ceiling Alt
6
100 m
Category
Airborne military robots
Grumman aircraft
UAS helicopters
UAVs and drones of the United States
United States military reconnaissance aircraft 1990-1999

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