MQ-8B Fire Scout. Mike Fuqua Fire Scout Business Development Manager Northrop Grumman Corporation. August 2007

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1 MQ-8B Fire Scout August 2007 Mike Fuqua Fire Scout Business Development Manager Northrop Grumman Corporation

2 Fire Scout Has a Legacy of High Reliability Model 269C Model 333 Navy VTUAV RQ-8A Army FCS Class IV Model 269D Navy VTUAV MQ-8B 2 Derivative of Schweizer Commercial Helicopter Legacy of Highly Reliable Operations Over 20 Million Hours of Flight History High Non-Developmental Hardware Content

3 MQ-8B Fire Scout Specifications Length Folded ft (7.0 m) Rotor Diameter ft (8.4 m) Height 9.42 ft (2.9 m) Gross Weight 3,150 lbs (1,428.8 kg) Engine Rolls-Royce 250-C20W Speed 125+ Knots Ceiling 20,000 ft (6.1 km) Endurance 8+ Hours ft (4.2 m) ft (7.0 m) 15.5 ft (4.7 m) 9.42 ft (2.9 m) 7.5 ft (2.3 m) WLO 14.5 Degree 1.92 ft (.6 m) 7.58 ft (2.3 m) 5.75 ft (1.8 m) 3

4 MQ-8B Fire Scout U.S. Navy Key Enabler for the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Anti-Submarine Warfare Anti-Surface Warfare Mine Warfare U.S. Army Selected as Class IV UAV in Future Combat System Organic to the Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Squadron. Will Complement (Not Replace) and reduce the burden on manned systems Extremely Mature, Reliable, Transportable and Maintainable Primary missions intelligence, surveillance, reconaissance and targeting. Growth paths to weaponization, communications relay & others Transferable & Transformational Technology for Tomorrows Capability 4 The Enabler: Persistent, Flexible and Lethal

5 MQ-8B Fire Scout Program Schedule MQ-8B FIRE SCOUT FCS Class IV UAV (Army) VTUAV (Navy) CA SRR CDR MS C IOC 1st Flight MQ-8B Engineering MQ-8B Contractor Testing Combined DT/OT OPEVAL Development Air Vehicles LRIP Production Vehicles SRR SFR PDR CDR MQ-8B Engineering SIL Test and Planning 1 st Flight Army Test/Eval AF Fabrication/SAC AV Assembly/MS Received/Integrate FCS Equipment 5

6 Navy Fire Scout VTUAV Program Description 6 Mission: The Fire Scout VTUAV system is designed to provide intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting data to tactical users Platforms: The Fire Scout VTUAV system is designed to operate from all Air Capable Ships Description - A Fire Scout VTUAV System consists of: 3 MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned rotary wing air vehicles 3 Electro-optical/infra-red /laser designator & range finder modular mission payloads Ground Control Stations (integrated in LCS CIC) incorporating the tactical common data link (TCDL) and tactical control system (TCS) for joint operability 1 Unmanned Common Automatic Recovery Systems (UCARS) 1 talon grid (NATO standard) for shipboard operations Employment: Upon completion of EMD, the Fire Scout VTUAV assets will be fielded on the Navy s Littoral Combat Ships

7 VTUAV System Description Fully Autonomous Air Vehicle Fully digital, dual redundant control system Based on Schweizer 333 commercial helicopter Brite Star II EO/IR Laser Designation/ Range Finder Payload Collect imagery Relative range and LOS to target for precision target coordinates Laser designate target on command 7

8 VTUAV System Description Ancillary Equipment Fully Encrypted, Digital Data Links Tactical Common Data Link Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) Air vehicle command and control Imagery and data downlink 3 ARC-210 UHF/VHF Radios integrated on air vehicle provide control and communications relay capability Designed for both Land and Sea Based Operations NATOstandard Pressure Refueling (JP-5, 8) Interoperable Ground Control Station with Tactical Control System (TCS) software integrated GCCS-M, JDISS, AFATDS, CCTV & JSIPS-N NATO STANAG 4586 compliant Multi-vehicle control Open architecture 8 UCARS-V2 for Ship Launch/Recovery Harpoon and Grid Ship Deck Restraint

9 Key Program Milestones Ship Landings Operations with the USS Nashville were the first fully autonomous takeoffs and landings by a US Navy UAV on an underway navy ship Jan 16 & 17, takeoffs/landings successfully conducted over 2 days with 2 RQ-8A air vehicles. MQ-8B Fire Flight First flight achieved 18 December 2006 at Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, MD MQ-8B improvements over RQ-8A include 4 th rotor blade, increased endurance, greater payload to 600lbs. and modular payload architecture Flight testing will continue in Autonomous Ship Landings and MQ-8B First Flight Important Key Program Milestones

10 2 nd Generation MQ-8B Build on Successful RQ-8A Flight Test Increase in Time-On-Station (5.0 Hrs & 110 NM with 200 Lb Payload) Increase Payload Capability (600Lbs) Improves Supportability Continue Software Development 4-Blade Enhanced Airfoil Main Rotor New Aft Payload Bay = 8.0 Ft 3 Improved Tail Rotor Authority (Pitch Travel Only) Increased Fuel Capacity to 190 Gal Upgrade Gearbox Rating to 320 hp Continuous 10 Nose Fairing Radome Dependent On Payload Structural Upgrade For 3150 MTOGW Additional Equipment Volume Due to Space Frame Mods and New Landing Gear Sponsons

11 Simple, Reliable System Provides Much Lower Maintenance Costs Crew support systems not needed Fire suppression system not required Auxiliary drive gear boxes not required Non-hydraulic system Instruments not needed Simple, single compressor gas turbine engine Simple ECS system Simple main and tail rotor blade pitch control systems 11 APU not needed Solid non-retractable landing gear Wheels/tires/brakes/anti-skid not needed Electronic countermeasures not required Fire control radar not needed Non-actuated doors Simple main and tail rotor gearboxes Rolls Royce engine model 250 family Over 160 million flight hours

12 VTUAV Payload Spiral Development Current FY-07/08 BRITE Star II RADAR Future ASW Weapon EO/IR/LDRF COBRA Maritime Multi- Mode Radar Weapons Compact Very Light Weight Torpedo Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis Precision Weapons Low Cost Guided Image Rocket (LOGIR) and Viper Strike Communications & Data Relay Package Specialty Payloads Chem/Bio/Nuclear Detect Homeland Security EW/SIGINT 12 Modular Payload Architecture Swap payloads between missions (Load and Go) System recognizes payload and automatically loads software module Easily accommodate new payloads via defined interface specifications and open architecture Minor control changes to hardware/software on air vehicle and GCS for new payloads

13 Imaging Payloads SAR/GMTI Radar EO/IR/LDRF Day TV Mid Wave Infrared 13 RQ-8A Flight Demo of Representative Payloads in Jan 2004

14 Fire Scout Ship Compatibility Safe rotor height enhances quick launch capability UCARS Grid Capture Wheels ease transport 14

15 VTUAV Fire Scout Aboard USS Nashville Operations With The USS Nashville Were The First Fully Autonomous Take Offs and Landings By A U.S. Navy UAV On An Underway Navy Ship Jan 16 & 17, takeoffs/landings successfully conducted over 2 days with 2 RQ- 8A Air Vehicles. Autonomous Ship Landings a Key Program Milestone 15

16 Roll-On / Roll-Off Shipboard Installation UHF C 2 Antennae (4) Telemetry Antenna Ground Control Station UCARS Autoland Radar Landing Spot 16

17 Fire Scout Supports LCS Potential Future Missions LCS Common Core Vehicle 17 ASW Mission Area High Alt Comm Relay Periscope detection radar Shallow water & surface sub detection Lightweight torpedo Deployable bottom acoustic arrays Insert or or monitor sonobouys Current or Planned Capability ASUW Mission Area Organic high alt alt surveillance High alt alt comm relay and link Detect, identify, & engage small surface craft swarms Engage multiple targets Targeting for joint fires ASW- Antisubmarine Warfare ASUW- Antisurface Warfare MIW- Mine Interdiction Warfare MIW Mission Area Coastal battlefield mine and recon system (COBRA) Airborne laser mine detecting system (ALMDS) Reseeding surveillance Long endurance comm relay for unmanned minesweeping vehicles

18 Fire Scout Supports Multiple Missions SOF Team LCS LCS LHD CH-53 s Embassy Evacuation Special Operations Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations LCS LCS Container Ship Disaster Area 18 Maritime Interdiction Operations Humanitarian and Disaster Assistance

19 19 Coastal Missions Maritime Security Port, Waterways and Coastal Security: Mutual disclosure agreement and security operations Illegal Drug Interdiction: Halt the flow of illegal drugs Migrant interdiction: Interdict undocumented migrants Other Law Enforcement: Halt foreign fishing Marine Safety Search and Rescue: Save mariners in distress Marine Safety: Commercial vessel and recreational boating Protection of Natural Resources Living Marine Resources: Assure compliance with regulations Marine Environmental Protection: Protect the marine environment from oil and chemical spills National Defense Defense Readiness: (escort sealift movements in ports; support Navy operations in coastal waters overseas) Maritime Mobility Aids to Navigation and Waterways Management Ice Operations

20 Weapons 20 Integrated hard points and max gross takeoff weight increase can lift heavier payloads and/or weapons Universal weapons pylon mounting socket with access door and quick release pin built into sponson New fore and aft sponson structure will support heavy centerline weapon or other payload Modular payload architecture allows addition and/or removal of various payloads and weapons systems without impacting flight software Capable of carrying up to 400 lbs per side

21 Live Fire 22 July 05 Fire Scout RQ-8A Demonstrates 2.75" Rocket Firing at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ 21

22 FCS Class IV UAV: Program Overview 22 Northrop Grumman Role: Major subcontractor to Boeing/SAIC Lead System Integrator (LSI) Statement of work: Deliver 8 UAVs for SD&D program Delivery of S/W SIM, embedded training, emulators/sims Integrate CFE and GFE core equipment and mission packages DT&E flight test, support limited user testing Support system of systems modeling and simulation (SIL & CWIN) Class IV UAV first flight Nov 2010 IQT testing , limited user testing Long lead for low rate initial production 2013 Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 2014

23 Fire Scout Class IV System RQ-8A MQ-8B Tactical UAV C2 Evolution 23 Airborne Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) Network Data Link (NDL) Notional Dual Payload Installation

24 FCS Spiral Development Payloads Baseline Payloads Planned Airborne Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) Remote Chemical Detector Future Growth Comm Relay (JTRS AMF) 24 Comm Relay (JTRS) SAR/GMTI ASTAMIDS Tactical SIGINT Payload Modular Payload Architecture Requires no HW or SW changes to air vehicle or GCS Recognizes payloads and automatically reconfigures in the field Easily accommodates new payloads via defined interface specifications Air Survivability Equipment

25 Denied Logistics Comm out over-the-horizon resupply GCS accuracy to within 5 meters 600 pound payload capability Payload/distance tradeoffs Capability demonstrated at Yuma Proving Ground in 2005 Future capability includes air drop, water/fuel delivery and smart litter delivery CONOPS Resupply of troops in forward area Loss of C2 link to Air Vehicle UAV continues to programmed LZ UAV commanded to ground hold at LZ Cargo released by ground personnel Switch toggled to Air Vehicle Air Vehicle continues mission - RTB 25

26 Fire Scout International Opportunities Denmark Germany United Kingdom Italy France S. Korea Spain Japan Brunei India Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Singapore 26

27 Fire Scout Accomplishments 27 RQ-8A Flight Operations NAS China Lake, CA NAF Webster Field, MD Yuma Proving Ground, AZ Ft. Rucker, AL RQ-8A Flight Test 245+ Fully Autonomous Flights / 215+ Hours to Date Achieved 8,000ft Altitude, 97 Knots CAS and 4.1 Hours Demonstrated EO/IR/laser, TCDL Up/Downlink, TCS Ctrl Conducted Sloped Landings and Grid Engagement Shipboard landing testing conducted aboard USS Nashville (LPD-13), Jan 06 Demonstrations Synthetic Aperture Radar / GMTI Airborne P-3C Manned/Unmanned Control of Fire Scout E-2C Advanced Information Architecture (AIA) 2.75 Inch Hydra Rocket Firing at Yuma Proving Ground Army One System With SAR, AIA and Denied Logistics Re-supply MQ-8B Flight Test First flight 18 December Fully Autonomous Flights/15.9 Hours to Date Achieved 8000 ft, 100 Knots IAS Demonstrated Lost Link RTB Functionality

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