The Navy unmanned aviation community is anticipating a loaded year of important milestones for unmanned aircraft throughout the service, Rear Adm. William Shannon, program executive officer for unmanned aviation and strike weapons, said today. The Navy will award a contract within a month for the MQ-8C endurance upgrade to the MQ-8B Fire Scout, which essentially keeps most of the Fire Scout's sensors and avionics but puts them on a Bell 407 helicopter to double the system's endurance and increase its...
