Unmanned Fire Scout helicopter displays maritime radar

The MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has begun flight operations using its new maritime surveillance radar.

The Fire Scout, deployed aboard the littoral combat ship Coronado, is using the  AN/ZPY-4(V)1 radar, built by Telephonics Corporation, according to a Naval Air Systems Command news release.

The radar "will be used to improve the situational awareness of the Fire Scout operators and the ship's crew in maritime and littoral environments. The AN/ZPY-4(V)1 will also improve Fire Scout's target classification for maritime and overland targets," the news release said.

The radar can simultaneously track up to 150 targets and "increase detection accuracies out to 70 nautical miles," the Navy said.

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