MQ-8B Fire Scout
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The MQ-8B Fire Scout is an unmanned, helicopter-style aerial vehicle used by the U.S. Navy for reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition missions.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MQ-8B Fire Scout canonical | 4 |
| MQ-8 Fire Scout | 2 |
| DASH drone anti-submarine helicopter system | 1 |
| MQ-8 Fire Scout family | 1 |
| MQ-8B | 1 |
| MQ-8C Fire Scout | 1 |
| Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2336471 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MQ-8B Fire Scout Context triple: [United States Navy aircraft, notableExample, MQ-8B Fire Scout]
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MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a U.S. Army long-endurance, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle designed primarily for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.
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MQ-1 Predator
The MQ-1 Predator is a U.S. remotely piloted aircraft best known for pioneering long-endurance, medium-altitude surveillance and precision strike missions using onboard sensors and Hellfire missiles.
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C.
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk is a twin-engine, multi-mission U.S. Navy helicopter used primarily for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and maritime support operations.
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D.
MV-22B Osprey
The MV-22B Osprey is a U.S. military tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing plane, used primarily for assault support and transport missions.
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E.
Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MQ-8B Fire Scout Target entity description: The MQ-8B Fire Scout is an unmanned, helicopter-style aerial vehicle used by the U.S. Navy for reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition missions.
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A.
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a U.S. Army long-endurance, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle designed primarily for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.
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B.
MQ-1 Predator
The MQ-1 Predator is a U.S. remotely piloted aircraft best known for pioneering long-endurance, medium-altitude surveillance and precision strike missions using onboard sensors and Hellfire missiles.
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C.
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk is a twin-engine, multi-mission U.S. Navy helicopter used primarily for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and maritime support operations.
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D.
MV-22B Osprey
The MV-22B Osprey is a U.S. military tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of a helicopter with the speed and range of a fixed-wing plane, used primarily for assault support and transport missions.
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E.
Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military helicopter
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naval reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ rotary-wing UAV ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicle ⓘ |
| airframeType | helicopter ⓘ |
| alternateName | Fire Scout Block B ⓘ |
| armamentCapability |
APKWS guided rockets
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linked to:
APKWS II
Hellfire missiles (limited integration and testing) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Schweizer 333 ⓘ |
| ceiling |
about 20000 feet
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about 6100 meters ⓘ |
| communicationRelayCapability | yes ⓘ |
| controlMethod | ship-based ground control station ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | unmanned ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed |
about 110 knots
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about 204 kilometers per hour ⓘ |
| dataLink |
line-of-sight data link
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satellite communications capable ⓘ |
| endurance | about 8 hours ⓘ |
| engineModel | Rolls-Royce 250-C20W ⓘ |
| enteredService | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| family |
MQ-8 Fire Scout
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linked to:
MQ-8B Fire Scout
|
| firstFlight | 2002 ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | autonomous flight control system ⓘ |
| height |
about 2.9 meters
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about 9.5 feet ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
destroyer
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frigate ⓘ littoral combat ship ⓘ |
| length |
about 23.9 feet
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about 7.3 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Northrop Grumman ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
about 135 knots
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about 250 kilometers per hour ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight |
about 1430 kilograms
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about 3170 pounds ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryMissionEnvironment | maritime ⓘ |
| programDesignation |
MQ-8B
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linked to:
MQ-8B Fire Scout
|
| propulsion | single turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| range | over 100 nautical miles from the host ship ⓘ |
| role |
ISR platform
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ship-based unmanned helicopter ⓘ |
| rotorDiameter |
about 27.5 feet
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about 8.4 meters ⓘ |
| sensor |
electro-optical sensor turret
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infrared sensor ⓘ laser designator ⓘ laser rangefinder ⓘ maritime surveillance radar ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successor | MQ-8C Fire Scout ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | vertical takeoff and landing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
battlefield awareness
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intelligence gathering ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ surveillance ⓘ target acquisition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
counter-piracy operations
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operations in Afghanistan ⓘ operations in Libya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: MQ-8B Fire Scout Description of subject: The MQ-8B Fire Scout is an unmanned, helicopter-style aerial vehicle used by the U.S. Navy for reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition missions.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MQ-8B Fire Scout
linked to: MQ-8B Fire Scout
linked to: MQ-8B Fire Scout
linked to: MQ-8B Fire Scout
FRAM I modernization program
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DASH drone anti-submarine helicopter system
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