| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 168808 |
| Military Code: | 8803 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Northrop Grumman Q-8C Fire Scout |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Northrop Grumman Q-8C Fire Scout |
| Aircraft Version: | Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout |
| C/n (msn): | 53347/VX-3 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Point Mugu - NAS / Naval Bases Ventura CountyMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNTD IATA: NTD Local: NTD Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 August 2015 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 544912 |
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Whilst unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are not generally accepted on AirHistory.net this is based, very evidently on the Bell 407. The UAS is capable of more than 8 hrs of operations providing coverage out to 150 nautical miles from a host ship. The Fire Scout is equipped with electro-optical/infrared sensors and a laser designator to find, track and designate tactical targets, provide targeting data to strike platforms and perform battle damage assessment. The USN will add an optical mine countermeasures payload to the MQ-8C in the future. The first ops deployments of the MQ-8C began in '22. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 February 2023, and has since been viewed 845 times. |