After discovering the MQ-8 Fire Scout's landing system is susceptible to failures the Navy is looking for new technologies to augment the existing approach, according to a service official. The unmanned confined area recovery system relies on radio frequency energy and is subject to known limitations, Capt. Jeff Dodge, Fire Scout program manager, wrote in a Feb. 2 statement to Inside the Navy . Navy officials became aware of the problem during the Fire Scout's design and integration phase. "In...
