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Navy deploys Fire Scout drone with new radar

Surveillance radar will improve the MQ-8B Fire Scout drone's situational awareness.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout drone has deployed with the new AN/ZPY-4(V)1 maritime surveillance radar, set to improve situational awareness, the sea service said. Photo courtesy Northrop Grumman
U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout drone has deployed with the new AN/ZPY-4(V)1 maritime surveillance radar, set to improve situational awareness, the sea service said. Photo courtesy Northrop Grumman

WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout drone recently deployed with a new maritime surveillance radar, the sea service said.

It was deployed on the USS Coronado Littoral Combat Ship with the Telephonics Corporation-built AN/APY-4(V)1 radar, which will improve situational awareness of the drone operators and the ship's crew in maritime and littoral environments, the Navy said.

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The new radar also improves the drone's target classification for maritime and land targets.

Used in support of surface unit warfare objectives, the new radar will also expand the search area for the ship's combat team with its ability to simultaneously track up to 150 targets and increase detection accuracy out to 70 nautical miles, the Navy said.

The Fire Scout will support the upcoming Rim of the Pacific military exercise, where it will be deployed aboard the Coronado.

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