Navy's MQ-8 Fire Scout Helicopter Drone - Flight Operations

The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop...

Video shows an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 Detachment 1 lifts off of the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth. (LCS 3) for flight operations.

HSM-35 is the Navy’s first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron. The aviation detachment aboard Fort Worth consists of one MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and one MQ-8B that compliments the MH-60R by extending the range and endurance thereby enhancing maritime domain awareness. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos and Aviation Structural Machanic 1st Class Gregory Kazeleski/Released)

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