Drone Helicopter Gets Deadlier with “Precision Kill” Weapons Upgrade
The MQ-8 Fire Scout , an unmanned whirlybird used for reconnaissance work by all branch of the US military , made newsworthiness this hebdomad when the Navygroundedits Fire Scout aircraft after a pair of recent crashes . The current machines are unarmed , but by 2013 , a aforethought weapons ascent will make them first sea - based , armed drone helicopter in the Navy ’s armory . The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout is 24 groundwork farsighted , nine feet magniloquent , and weighs 2,073 pounds ....