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Navy Official Eyes Better Integration Between Seahawk, Fire Scout

/ August 21, 2015 at 4:13 PM
The Navy official in charge of the MH-60 Seahawk helicopter program says he is interested in finding ways to better connect his aircraft with the unmanned Fire Scout platform. Capt. Craig Grubb, program manager for H-60 multimission helicopters, said his office is tracking efforts to put a surface-search radar on an MQ-8C Fire Scout. The MQ-8C is an unmanned vertical lift aerial platform made from a modified Bell 407. "Right now, we're particularly interested in the efforts to put a...

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