Fire Scout - VTUAV, US Navy Photogrpah

China Lake, CA (May. 19, 2002) The U.S. Navy's Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) launches into its flight test program at the Naval Air Forces Western Test Range Complex in California. Fire Scout has been designed to provide situational awareness and precision targeting support for the Navy and Marine Corps, as a fully autonomous UAV requiring limited human intervention. Future operations are planned for the UAV this summer. U.S. Navy Photo File# 020519-N-9999Z-001