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| Keywords: US Navy 060117-N-4935L-003 A RQ-8A Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) System prepares for the first autonomous landing aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Nashville (LPD 1.jpg en Atlantic Ocean Jan 17 2006 - A RQ-8A Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle VTUAV System prepares to land aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Nashville LPD 13 This is the first autonomous landing of the Fire Scout aboard a Navy vessel at sea With an on-station endurance of over four hours the Fire Scout system is capable of continuous operations providing coverage at 110 nautical miles from the launch site Utilizing a baseline payload that includes electro-optical/infrared sensors and a laser rangefinder /designator Fire Scout can find and identify tactical targets track and designate targets accurately provide targeting data to strike platforms employ precision weapons and perform battle damage assessment U S Navy photo by Kurt Lengfield RELEASED 2006-01-17 060117-N-4935L-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 31351 U S Navy photo by Kurt Lengfield PD-USGov-Military-Navy Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout Aboard USS Nashville LPD-13 | ||||
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