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").
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United States
France
Australia
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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
Armament
High resolution, day/night cameras with digital image stabilization and digital pan/tilt/zoom
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