MQ-8C Fire Scout

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The MQ-8C Fire Scout is a U.S. Navy unmanned helicopter designed for ship-based intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting missions with greater range and payload than earlier variants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicle
unmanned helicopter
airframeBasedOn Bell 407 NERFINISHED
belongsToProgram Fire Scout program NERFINISHED
controlType autonomous flight capability
remotely piloted
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dataLinkType tactical data link
designedFor maritime ISR missions
ship-based operations
designedToOperateFrom small-deck ships
hasAbbreviation MQ-8C NERFINISHED
hasCapability beyond-line-of-sight surveillance
communications relay
maritime domain awareness
target acquisition
hasCrew unmanned
hasFeature increased payload compared to MQ-8B
increased range compared to MQ-8B
hasSensor AIS receiver
electro-optical/infrared sensor
maritime surveillance radar
hasVariantRelation MQ-8 Fire Scout family NERFINISHED
introducedBy United States Navy NERFINISHED
isPartOf U.S. Navy unmanned aviation portfolio
launchPlatform littoral combat ships
surface combatant ships
manufacturer Northrop Grumman NERFINISHED
missionType intelligence gathering
reconnaissance
surveillance
targeting support
navigationSystem GPS-based navigation
operator United States Navy
predecessor MQ-8B Fire Scout NERFINISHED
primaryRole intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
targeting support
propulsionType single turboshaft engine
serviceBranch U.S. Navy NERFINISHED
status in service
takeoffAndLandingType vertical takeoff and landing
usedBy littoral combat ship squadrons
surface warfare units
usedFor battlefield situational awareness
naval reconnaissance
over-the-horizon targeting
usedInEnvironment maritime

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MQ-8B Fire Scout successor MQ-8C Fire Scout