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Magicians Reborn as US Navy First Squadron to Operate Manned and Unmanned Aircraft
CORONADO, Calif. – (NNS) — Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 became the first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron to include both the world’s most technologically advanced helicopter; the MH-60R Seahawk and the MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Take-off and Landing Tactical… Continue reading
Fire Scout breaks endurance records on USS Klakring deployment
The Navy’s fourth Fire Scout detachment returned to Mayport, Fla. on Dec. 1 after achieving several milestones during its five-month deployment aboard USS Klakring (FFG 42).
The Fire Scout unmanned helicopter detachment logged more than 500 flight hours in the… Continue reading
EADS North America concludes AAS-72X+ national demo tour for Army’s Armed Scout aviators, displays helicopter at AUSA show
EADS North America has concluded a national demonstration tour that allowed Army aviators to experience the capabilities of the company’s AAS-72X+ Armed Aerial Scout helicopter offering. The AAS-72X+, an armed derivative of the Army’s highly successful UH-72A Lakota, is on… Continue reading
APKWS® to be integrated on unmanned aircraft
No Pilot Required – APKWS to arm unmanned bird
For the first time, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS®) will be integrated onto an unmanned aerial vehicle, BAE Systems announced today. The company, which designed and manufactures… Continue reading
4 Fire Scouts to increase maritime surveillance aboard USS Klakring
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 deployed with four Fire Scouts aboard frigate USS Klakring (FFG 42) June 29 in support of operations off the Horn of Africa.
With a record number of Fire Scouts aboard the guided missile frigate,… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter for U.S. Navy
System Provides Greater Endurance, Range and Payload Capacity
The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to produce the next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopter using the Bell 407 airframe. The new variant provides greater range, endurance and payload capacity to ship… Continue reading
Fire Scout team takes steps to arm unmanned helicopter
A team at nearby Webster Field Annex is working briskly to support an urgent Navy request to weaponize the MQ-8B Fire Scout, marking the first time the Navy will arm an unmanned aircraft.
The Fire Scout team and NAVAIR’s structures… Continue reading
USS Simpson and Fire Scout set sail for Africa
The MQ-8B Fire Scout, the Navy’s only unmanned aircraft to operate on land and at sea, departed Jan. 17 from Mayport, Fla., aboard USS Simpson (FFG 56) for a six-month deployment to western Africa.
Personnel from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light… Continue reading
EADS North America readies its Armed Aerial Scout 72X helicopter for competitive fly off demonstration
Armed Aerial Scout 72X (AAS-72X) arrives at AUSA Convention
Rockwell Collins joins EADS North America’s AAS-72X industry team
In anticipation of a competitive flight demonstration, EADS North America’s Armed Aerial Scout 72X (AAS-72X) is on display at the Association of… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Fire Scout Completes Successful At-Sea Deployment
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was credited with providing critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support to special operations forces and U.S. Navy anti-piracy… Continue reading
USS Halyburton, Embarked Fire Scout UAVs Complete Deployment
From Naval Station Mayport Public Affairs
NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) — USS Halyburton (FFG 40), its two Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles and Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 42, Det. 2, returned to Naval Station Mayport Aug. 3, completing a… Continue reading
Fire Scout supports operations in Afghanistan
The Navy’s Fire Scout is proving its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability during its first land-based deployment in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
The Fire Scout, managed by Navy and Marine Corps Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Air Systems… Continue reading