Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout

[TomcatViP]

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-new...an-ultra-demonstrate-unmanned-asw-capability/

 

[TomcatViP]

https://www.facebook.com/90319605974/posts/10157978239995975

View: https://www.facebook.com/90319605974/posts/10157978239995975/

 

[TomcatViP]

Nice quick shot at sensor display (00:35):

View: https://youtu.be/7jNFL4efoBo

 

[RavenOne]

https://www.facebook.com/90319605974/posts/10157978239995975

View: https://www.facebook.com/90319605974/posts/10157978239995975/

I’ve seen MQ-8C Firescout at Royal International Air Tattoo 2018 at RAF Fairford, my photo below.



cheers

 

[GTX]

https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/Na...-prototype-MQ-8C-Fire-Scout/Thu-07072022-1419

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1546365668924301316

View: https://twitter.com/ameliairheart/status/1546365668924301316

 

[Forest Green]

https://www.navyrecognition.com/ind...q-8c-helicopter-with-mine-countermeasure.html

 

[aonestudio]

https://seapowermagazine.org/mq-8-f...xpeditionary-capability-during-navy-exercise/

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1630542091083456512

View: https://twitter.com/sweeneygov/status/1630542091083456512

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1637793159873802240

View: https://twitter.com/US5thFleet/status/1637793159873802240

 

[TomS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1637793159873802240

View: https://twitter.com/US5thFleet/status/1637793159873802240

Interesting to see that this aircraft has the same SMAMD mine countermeasures pods that were flying in Florida last year.

Progress, I hope.

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.flightglobal.com/helico...r-entering-operational-service/158500.article

 

[Grey Havoc]

In happier times for the Fire Scout, a Naval Postgraduate School paper from 2010 that may be of some interest:
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA530149.pdf