Months after the crew of the frigate Simpson (FFG-56) were forced to drop an unresponsive MQ-8B Fire Scout into the ocean, the crew of the next frigate to deploy the Fire Scout experienced less serious -- but time-consuming -- problems with the unmanned aircraft, the ship's commanding officer told reporters today. Cmdr. Darrell Canady, commanding officer of the frigate Klakring (FFG-42), which just returned home from a deployment off the East Coast of Africa, said that two issues with the...
