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Pentagon agreed with Lockheed on 11th batch of F-35s
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KC-46 Tests Finished
July 17, 2018Fire Scout shows off its anti-submarine capabilities
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Northrop Grumman displayed MQ-8C Fire Scout with new mission capability at the Royal International Air Tattoo . New mission version has Ultra Electronics sonobuoy mission pod and it has just completed initial operational test and evaluation on board the USS Coronado. The MQ-8C “Endurance Upgrade Fire Scout” is based on Bell Helicopter’s 3-ton 407 model, which serves as the base for the Iraqi Air Force’s manned IA-407-armed scout helicopters.
UK-based Ultra Electronics' pods carry between 25 to 63 sonobuoys of the G-Size and F-Size configurations.
The introduction of the pod indicates that UAV’s mission has been expanded to anti-submarine warfare.