Coast Guard looking at Fire Scout as replacement VUAV

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8B Fire Scout is being considered as a replacement for the U.S. Coast Guard’s scrapped vertical take off unmanned aerial vehicle (VUAV), but officials say the unmanned rotorcraft’s radar needs to be upgraded. “Fire Scout is probably the lead runner out there, but the Coast...

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