Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the Navy, according to a Dec. 3 company statement.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Lee Hudson was Inside the Navy's managing editor until June 2018. She has covered Navy and Marine Corps issues since 2011, reporting at the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, aboard ships and military facilities around the U.S. Previously she worked as a staff reporter at The Daily Review in Morgan City, LA, covering local government and crime. Lee graduated with a B.A. in Mass Communication and Marketing from Loyola University New Orleans.
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the Navy, according to a Dec. 3 company statement.
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