Milestone MQ-8C Fire Scout Initial Operational Test and Evaluation Complete [Image 4 of 5]

PACIFIC OCEAN

06.21.2018

Photo by Ensign jalen robinson 

Commander, Littoral Combat Ship Squadron 1

180621-N-XP203-1010 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 21, 2018) – Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) Sailors Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class Salvatore Green, a native of Garfield, New Jersey, left, and Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class Jake Price, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, prepare the MC-8C Fire Scout to launch from the Independence variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS-4). VX-1 Sailors embarked Coronado to conduct the first comprehensive Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) for the MQ-8C Fire Scout, the Navy’s newest unmanned helicopter. LCS is a high-speed, agile, shallow draft, mission-focused surface combatant designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations. As part of the surface fleet, LCS has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants. (U.S. Navy photo by Ens. Jalen Robinson/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 06.21.2018
• Date Posted: 07.06.2018 16:55
• Photo ID: 4538482
• VIRIN: 180621-N-XP203-1010
• Resolution: 5472x3648
• Size: 5.2 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN