NGC's MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes Successful Fit Check aboard
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NGC's MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes Successful Fit Check aboard USS Anchorage (LPD-23)

A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s only ship-based autonomous helicopter program, passes the initial fit check aboard the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) at Naval Base San Diego demonstrating the aircrafts’ suitability for the U.S. Marine Corps’ amphibious warfare mission. MQ-8C Fire Scout, which has integrated the AN/ZPY-8 radar, is expected to reach Initial Operating Capability in this new configuration this summer and begin replacing MQ-8B aircraft on upcoming deployments.

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May 24, 2021
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)
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