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Military Aviation News March 21, 2012

Fire Scout team takes steps to arm unmanned helicopter

A team at nearby Webster Field Annex is working briskly to support an urgent Navy request to weaponize the MQ-8B Fire Scout, marking the first…

Military Aviation News January 23, 2012

USS Simpson and Fire Scout set sail for Africa

The MQ-8B Fire Scout, the Navy’s only unmanned aircraft to operate on land and at sea, departed Jan. 17 from Mayport, Fla., aboard USS Simpson…

Military Aviation News August 17, 2011

Northrop Grumman Fire Scout Completes Successful At-Sea Deployment

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was credited with providing…

Military Aviation News August 3, 2011

USS Halyburton, Embarked Fire Scout UAVs Complete Deployment

From Naval Station Mayport Public Affairs NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) — USS Halyburton (FFG 40), its two Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles and Helicopter…

Military Aviation News June 14, 2011

Fire Scout supports operations in Afghanistan

The Navyâ€™s Fire Scout is proving its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability during its first land-based deployment in the U.S. Central Command area of…

Civilian aviation news April 28, 2011

Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency Orders an AW139

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace are pleased to announce that the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan has signed a contract…

Military Aviation News August 4, 2010

Russian president fires naval officials after fire at naval facility, 200 aircraft destroyed

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting to draft and approve additional fire safety measures for strategic facilities. In particular, the President gave the Government two days…

Military Aviation News May 18, 2010

Fire Scout completes 1st deployment

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.– The Navyâ€™s only rotary wing unmanned aircraft, MQ-8B Fire Scout, returned from a six-month deployment aboard USS McInerney…

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2010

The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Takes Delivery Of Two AW139 Helicopters

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has taken delivery of two AW139 medium twin helicopters….

Space News March 14, 2010

FALCON 9 STATIC FIRE

Â On Tuesday, March 9th, SpaceX performed our first Static Fire for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. We counted down to T-2 seconds and aborted…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 22, 2010

Eurocopter presents new EC225 Fire-Fighting System

Eurocopter displays its new fire-fighting system developed for the EC225 at this yearâ€™s Heli-Expo. The system, which has been extensively tested during forest fires on…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 15, 2010

Northrop Grumman Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial System Demonstrates Critical Resupply Capability

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully demonstrated that its MQ-8B Vertical Unmanned Aerial System (VUAS) can resupply U.S. or coalition troops deployed on a combat…

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