The Navy plans to arm the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aircraft with the Advance Precision Kill Weapon System and deploy it into theater in 18 months, the program manager told reporters today. Fire Scout manufacturer Northrop Grumman will also conduct tests later this month to see how the Griffin missile might work aboard the aircraft, Capt. Patrick Smith said at an annual symposium hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International in Washington. “We looked at two separate weapon...
