MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Aircraft System (MQ-8 Fire Scout)

Abstract

The MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Aircraft System (MQ-8 Fire Scout) program supports the Close Range Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Capability Mission Need Statement, and the CPD for the Vertical Take-off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System, as amended May 15, 2009. Additionally, the performance attributes of the MQ-8 Fire Scout support the Initial Capabilities Documents for Littoral Combat Ship, Vertical Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), Assured Maritime Access in the Littorals, Joint Strike Enable, and Penetrating Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance for Area Denial Threat Environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1019503

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Dodge

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attrition
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Procurement
  • Procurement
  • Reconnaissance
  • System Software
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

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  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs