Unmanned Helicopter Providing Unprecedented Maritime Multiple Intelligence Persistence
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman have successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu; the MQ-8C Fire Scout achieved 11 hours with over an hour of fuel in reserve.