AeroVironment Wasp III

Wasp III Small Unmanned Aircraft System
Role	Remote controlled UAV
Manufacturer	AeroVironment Inc.
Introduction	2007
Primary user	United States Air Force
Unit cost	$49,000

The Wasp III Small Unmanned Aircraft System is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed for United States Air Force special operations to provide a small, light-weight vehicle to provide beyond-line-of-sight situational awareness. The aircraft is equipped with two on-board cameras to provide real-time intelligence to its operators. It is also equipped with GPS and an Inertial Navigation System enabling it to operate autonomously from takeoff to recovery. It was designed by AeroVironment Inc. and was first added to the Air Force inventory in 2007.^[1] There are two Wasp variants: the traditional version that lands on land ("Terra Wasp") and a version that lands into the sea or fresh water ("Aqua Wasp"). The Air Force accepted the Wasp AE in late May 2012.^[2]

Operators

 United States

• United States Air Force
• United States Marine Corps

 France

• French Navy

 Australia

• Australian Army

 Sweden'

• Swedish Army
• Royal Swedish Airforce
• Royal Swedish Navy

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: none
• Length: 1.25 ft (38 cm)
• Wingspan: 2.375 ft (72.3 cm)
• Height: ()
• Empty weight: 0.95 lb (430 g (Land version))
• Loaded weight: 14.4 lbs (6.53 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Electric motor, rechargeable lithium ion batteries, ()

Performance

• Maximum speed: 40mph 65 km/h
• Cruise speed: 40 - 65 km/h
• Range: 5 km ()

Armament

High resolution, day/night cameras with digital image stabilization and digital pan/tilt/zoom

See also

United States Air Force portal

• Unmanned aerial vehicle
• Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
  

Related lists

• List of unmanned aerial vehicles
• List of active United States military aircraft
  

References

• Parts of this article are taken from the Wasp III Fact Sheet

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