Navy wants more Fire Scouts

The Navy Department's fiscal 2012 budget calls for 12 Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, nine more than originally planned. By 2016 the Navy plans to purchase 57, up from the 31 included in earlier budgets, according to Navy Times. The Navy on Monday requested a baseline of $161.4 billion for fiscal 2012, up $800 million from last year's proposal. (Source: Navy Times, 02/14/11) Gulf Coast note: Fire Scouts are built in part in Moss Point, Miss.