US Navy warms to MQ-8B Fire Scout UTAV, awarding Northrop Grumman $136m final SDD contract

Northrop Grumman MQ-8B W445

Northrop Grumman is moving in­to the final stages of systems development and demonstration (SDD) of the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV) after winning a $136 million modi­fication to an earlier US Navy contract.

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