Fire Scouting

摘要

The Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical-takeoff/vertical-landing unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) has deployed for the first time in the Southwest Asia region, where the helicopter is being tested in the challenging environments of the Arabian Sea and Afghanistan.A detachment with two MQ-8Bs is deployed aboard the Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Halyburton for counterpiracy operations in the Arabian Sea off the Horn of Africa, while a land-based detachment of three MQ-8Bs is deployed in support of Army and coalition forces in northern Afghanistan.