AV Digital Wasp AE U.S.Airforce $2.5 Million Order

Wonder if this platform has an older brother  TAMPA, Fla., May 22, 2012 U.S. Air Force accepts Wasp AE for BATMAV Program, places $2.5 million order At SOFIC–AeroVironment AVAV -1.03% today introduced the Wasp AE(TM) small unmanned aircraft system and announced that it has been accepted by the U.S. Air Force for inclusion in its Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (BATMAV) program. Inclusion into the BATMAV program enabled the Air Force to place an order for Wasp AE systems valued at $2,447,949. The Air Force conducted rigorous engineering and user assessments of Wasp AE over a one-year period to ensure compliance with the requirements of the BATMAV program. The successful completion of these assessments and the resulting acceptance supports Wasp AE procurement by other U.S. Department of Defense customers. The Wasp AE represents the continuing evolution of the Wasp small UAS, which was previously adopted by the Air Force and Marine Corps for small unit tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Designed with AeroVironment’s digital data link, Wasp AE is interoperable with the company’s digital Puma(TM), Raven(R), Shrike VTOL(TM) and portable ground control station, and is capable of encrypted communication, beyond line-of-sight operation and voice, video, text and data relay. Wasp AE also […]
AV Digital Wasp AE U.S.Airforce $2.5 Million Order