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RQ-8A Fire Scout
Vertical Take Off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV)

Initial Deployment Plan

Navy

USMC
VC-6 Supports: VMU’s Support:
(10) Battle Groups
  • Navy systems
    • aboard DDG-51 class
    • equipped with TCDL
    • ship alteration required
    • future deployments:
    • CG-47
    • CG-49
    • DDG-79
    • DD-21

Unit Training

  • Webster Field
  • Fallon (GCS required)
 (6) MEU’s
  • USMC systems
  • for MEU, deploy on LHA/LHD class
  • equipped with CHBDL
  • ship alteration required
  • future deployments
  • LPD-17
    •

Unit Training

  • Yuma, Cherry Point
  • CAX, Red Flag
    •

MPF forces

  • (3) systems stored afloat
    •
Initial System Distribution

Navy

USMC
DT
  • EMD system
  • combined DT, FOT&E
    •

OT

  • 2 LRIP systems*
  • transfer to fleet units after IOT&E
    •

NAMTRA

  • 1st Production system*
  • later production system*
    •

VC-6 (VU-1, VU-2)

  • 10 Battle Group systems
    • 2 home guard systems*
    •
VMU-1
  • 4 systems

VMU-2

  • 4 systems

MPF

  • 3 stored systems
    • last production block

 

* configured with GCS



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