Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
MQ-8B Fire Scout Flies with New Surveillance Radar
The multi-mode radar will increase situational awareness and threat warning in a high-traffic littoral environment, according to the company.
The U.S. Navy provided this photo of the first flight of an MQ-8B Fire Scout equipped with a new maritime surveillance radar. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
The U.S. Navy provided this photo of the first flight of an MQ-8B Fire Scout equipped with a new maritime surveillance radar. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy conducted the first flight of an MQ-8B Fire Scout equipped with a new maritime surveillance radar that will “drastically” improve the Navy’s long-range surface search capabilities, the contractor said. The Navy plans to field the radar on the unmanned helicopter next year.