said George Vardoulakis, vice-president for tactical unmanned systems for Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector. “We demonstrated that the Fire Scout system installed on Halyburton was functioning properly, and that this same system could be integrated into other navy frigates.” Fire Scout performed well during


integration verification with no vehicle or operator delays, Vardoulakis said. In April 2010, Fire Scout concluded a military utility assessment on board USS McInerney (FFG-8), another FFG-7 frigate. While the US Navy’s new Littoral Combat


Ships are Fire Scout’s intended platform, the system is being integrated with other ships to expand its utility. Verification included a total of 10


approach landings from both sides of the ship. A flight of more than four hours was conducted at 75nm to simulate a normal Fire Scout mission. WT


AUV used in search for historic battleship


Oceanographic Office surveyors prepare to launch a REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle from the Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63). They were using the AUV to search of the remains for John Paul Jones’ Revolutionary warship Bonhomme Richard, which was lost off the coast of England in 1779 after a decisive battle with HMS Serapis. Jones won the battle and seized


HMS Serapis but Bonhomme Richard was heavily damaged and sank 36 hours later.


The REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle.


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