SAN DIEGO, Calif. - A Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Unlike current Navy configured Fire Scouts, this one, designated P7, was built for land-based operations and is the first MQ-8B to fly without flight test instrumentation usually installed for developmental flights. The P7's tests will continue throughout the summer. (Source: Northrop Grumman, 06/30/09) Gulf Coast note: Fire Scouts are built in part in Moss Point, Miss.
