Navy issues urgent order to equip MQ-8 UAV helicopter with maritime surveillance radar

摘要

U.S. Navy officials issued an urgent order to equip the service's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with the Tele-phonics Corp. RDR-1700 maritime-surveillance radar system. The Northrop Grumman Corp. MQ-8 Fire Scout is a rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) deployed on Navy frigates, littoral combat ships, and other surface combatants for reconnaissance, situational awareness, and precision targeting.