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The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces. [3] The Fire Scout is designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness , aerial fire support and precision targeting support for ground, air and sea forces.
On 3 May 2010, Northrop Grumman announced plans to fly a Bell 407 helicopter modified with autonomous controls from the MQ-8B. Named Fire-X, it was to demonstrate an unmanned cargo resupply capability to the US Navy. [4] The unmanned Fire-X completed its first flight at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona on 20 December 2010. [5]
RQ-8/MQ-8 Fire Scout The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout is an unmanned derivative of the Schweizer 330SP/333 helicopter, with a new fuselage, new fuel system, and UAV electronics and sensors. It also utilizes a new four-bladed rotor system based on that of the Schweizer 333.
Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter. A derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger , the 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army 's OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the ...
The AN/APG-78 Longbow is a millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) target acquisition system and the Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI), which are housed in a dome located above the main rotor. [4] [5] The radome's raised position enables target detection while the helicopter is behind obstacles (e.g. terrain, trees or buildings). The APG-78 ...
Grumman S-2 Tracker The Conair Firecat is a fire-fighting aircraft developed in Canada in the 1970s by modifying military surplus Grumman S-2 Trackers . The modifications were developed by the maintenance arm of the Conair Group , which became a separate company called Cascade Aerospace .
Croatian Air Force / Croatian Fire Brigade 885th Firefighting Squadron, 6 CL-415, 2 CL-515 on order European Union 0 22 22 DHC-515s to be owned directly by the EU for its rescEU program and operated by requesting member nations. [45] France: 12 Sécurité Civile: Greece: 17 7: Hellenic Air Force, 7 CL-415, 10 CL-215, 7 CL-515 on order [46] [47 ...
Performs ATC and fire finder roles; High mobility, transportability, and reliability; The entire system can be airlifted into an operational site by three CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters or MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, or by a single C-130 transport. The system is required to be set up on-site within 45 minutes.