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MQ-8C Fire Scout Shows Off On Littoral Combat Ship

April 20 2017

USA

Northrop Grumman is offering its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle to support new anti-ship weapons planned for the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ships, reports USNI News.

By the early 2020s, the Fire Scout could provide targeting data for the over-the-horizon missile system, extending the lethal radius of such ships up to 300 miles, according to Northrop Grumman officials.

Company officials told USNI News that Northrop Grumman is already privately developing the ability...

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