Generation of Fire Control Vehicle

MQ-8B Fire Scout

MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter is the next generation of fire control vehicle developed by Insitu . It is an unmanned autonomous helicopter that takes off and lands vertically.When its mission is completed it returns to the ship for recovery.


MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter is an unmanned black helicopter which got the function beyond the ordinary helicopters. It has the ability to transfer data packets at a faster rate than other helicopters that are out there in the market currently. Orbiting high above the ordinary human beings, these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), MQ-8B Fire Scout can fly safely despite its navigation system which enables it to be smart.

Those of you who follow us on Twitter and Facebook may have seen some coverage we did of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter. This is a new concept for Navy manned-unmanned missions: a weaponized UAV that can be deployed from any aircraft carrier and operate independently of an aerial control center to perform ISR missions, including targeting enemy positions.

Elite Drones Only For US Navy and Marine Corps


Hailing the new Drone Age,  MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter is one of those elite drones that only the US Navy and Marine Corps gets to fly. The MQ-8B is a Medium Range Multi-Mission (MRMM) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Northrop Grumman.

The MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter is a medium-weight, extended-range, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and built by Northrop Grumman for operation from the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). I’m often asked by people how do unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) like this work?

Groundbreaking Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)


The MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter is a groundbreaking unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed and developed by Northrop Grumman for the United States Navy and the Marine Corps. The MQ-8B Fire Scout is an integral part of an overall effort to design and deliver a broad range of systems that will increase the capabilities of the Navy to operate in littoral environments, reduce risk to personnel and extend mission effectiveness to include such efforts as search and rescue, surveillance and reconnaissance, Naval surface fire support and logistics resupply.

The MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter is an unmanned helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States military. The MQ-8B Fire Scout is being acquired by the Navy as a replacement for the Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk.

The MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter is a new, high-performance UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) designed to operate from Navy frigates and littoral combat ships. Combining the capabilities of proven systems with innovative system enhancements, the Fire Scout provides the Navy with an organic platform capable of conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR), and Target Acquisition (IA) missions based on current and projected operational needs.

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout (Valkyrie)


The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout (Valkyrie) is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed for the United States Navy. The basic airframe is based on the Bell 407, a light civilian helicopter. The MQ-8B is a medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE) unmanned helicopter built for shipboard and land-based tactical reconnaissance and surveillance missions. The Fire Scout is a carrier-based system that can provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data to small vessels without the need for a local aerial detector such as an airborne early warning aircraft.

Over the horizon, above the tree line, and around the corner. The MQ-8B Fire Scout is revolutionizing small ship combat operations. These small, remotely operated helicopters enhance the range and effectiveness of vessels like destroyers and cruisers with their ability to linger for hours at a time on station monitoring activities on land, over water or in the air. They are the first medium range armed unmanned vehicles for deployment aboard guided missile destroyers, cruisers or littoral combat ships the next generation of surface fleet combatants designed for missions in coastal waters where they can operate at close distances to shore against evolving asymmetric.

World's Largest and Most Capable Autonomous Helicopter


The MQ-8 is the world's largest and most capable autonomous helicopter.  I ntended to serve as a reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and surveillance system for the US military, it can be used on naval ships as a vertical take-off and landing UAS.

MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter comes in with no pilot in the cockpit, able to reach areas that helicopters could never hope to reach before. It is capable of carrying up to 2,650 pounds in its payload bay and has a max flight time of eight hours if unmanned or four hours if manned.
The MQ-8B Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed in the United States. The Navy has called it one of the most important pieces of equipment in the 21st century.

Multimission Maritime Helicopter is an unmanned helicopter which can provide long endurance surveillance. It makes use of the latest technologies to achieve the performance, reliability, and efficiency which are essential to mission success.

Fire Scout is designed to provide shipboard forces with mission endurance and persistence far beyond the capabilities of manned helicopters while shrinking the footprint aboard ships while reducing crew workload. The Fire Scout can carry an electro-optic/infrared sensor package, communications relay devices, line-of-sight operation for targeting data and other weapons. The Fire Scout provides real time video images to ground troops giving troops an eye in the sky for situational awareness.

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout



The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout is an autonomous helicopter designed for battlefield surveillance. Equipped with infrared and electro-optical sensors, the Fire Scout is designed to look for enemy mortar teams or sniper positions, before feeding live data back to commanders on the ground.

MQ-8B Fire Scout is a long endurance, multi-mission UAV with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. The Fire Scout weighs less than 300 pounds and can operate autonomously up to 16 hours using internal fuel. This is not a toy; it is a lethal weapon system capable of putting itself in harms way to save lives of its operators.

The U.S. Navy is developing the Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system to supply critical close-in, long endurance capabilities such as reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA) for ships deployed in littoral environments. The MQ-8B Fire Scout program also includes development of tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs); supporting infrastructure; and training systems and platforms.

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