美国陆军与海军以 MQ-8C 火力侦察兵测试陆军传感器：红石试验中心 2025 年 7 月接收 4 架，11 月 13 日报道
据 Janes 11 月 13 日报道，美国陆军与海军已合作把诺斯罗普·格鲁曼 MQ-8C 火力侦察兵无人直升机改作平台，加速测试陆军传感器组件。
合作由多任务战术无人机系统项目办公室 PMA-266 牵头，陆军红石试验中心把 MQ-8C 用作挂载测试平台，评估陆军传感器组件的表现。
红石试验中心公共事务官克里斯蒂·巴尼特 11 月 10 日对 Janes 说，MQ-8C 飞行续航时间长，在复杂背景下跟踪四级无人机系统具有专门能力。
海军航空项目执行办公室称，红石试验中心已在 2025 年 7 月接收 4 架 MQ-8C，用于开发测试与评估活动。
这次合作始于 2024 年 11 月，当时 PMA-266 收到评估请求，研究 MQ-8C 能否承担红石试验中心的传感器挂载测试任务。
MQ-8C 原定自 2024 年 2 月起开始退役，整个机队原计划在 2026 财年末完成退场，这次合作使该平台在原退场安排之外获得新的测试用途。
US Army and Navy Partner on MQ-8C Fire Scout Testing for Army Sensor Packages, Reported November 13
The US Army and US Navy have partnered to repurpose the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout as a platform accelerating testing of Army sensor packages, Janes reported on November 13.
The partnership is spearheaded by the Multi-Mission Tactical UAS Program Office, PMA-266, with the Army's Redstone Test Center using the MQ-8C as a captive-carry testbed for its sensor packages.
Christy Barnett, public affairs officer at the Redstone Test Center, told Janes on November 10 that the MQ-8C offers extended flight endurance and specialized capabilities for tracking Group 4 unmanned aircraft systems across complex backgrounds.
The Army's Redstone Test Center acquired four MQ-8C Fire Scout aircraft in July 2025 for developmental test and evaluation activities, according to Navy Program Executive Office Aviation.
The partnership began in November 2024, when PMA-266 received a request to evaluate whether the MQ-8C could test Army sensor packages for the Redstone Test Center.
The MQ-8C had been slated to begin divestment in February 2024, with final sundown scheduled for the end of fiscal year 2026, giving the platform a new testing role beyond its planned retirement.
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图片来源：图：一架 MQ-8C 火力侦察兵无人直升机在 Webster Field Annex 上空飞行。。US Navy，Public domain，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: 一架 MQ-8C 火力侦察兵无人直升机在 Webster Field Annex 上空飞行。 US Navy，Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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