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Philip Smart | Adelaide

Australian Defence Force personnel have begun training with the AeroVironment Wasp small unmanned aircraft system.

The ADF placed an A$7.7 million order in December last year as part of an Army Soldier Modernization Trial procurement.

The Wasp AE weights 1.3 kilograms, operates for up to 50 minutes at a range of up to five kilometres and delivers live, streaming colour and infrared video from its pan-tilt-zoom gimballed payload.  Launched by hand and capable of landing on the ground or in fresh or salt water, the Wasp AE provides portability and flexibility for infantry, littoral or maritime reconnaissance operations. 

“The man packable Wasp AE unmanned aircraft system delivers powerful intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance on demand and directly to small tactical units or an individual warfighter,” said Kirk Flittie, AeroVironment vice president and general manager of the company’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems business segment. 
AeroVironment has delivered more than 25,000 new and replacement small unmanned aerial vehicles to customers within the United States and to more than 30 international governments.

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