Australian Defence Force Commences Training Exercises with AeroVironment’s RQ-12 Wasp AE Small Unmanned Aircraft System
June 17 2015 - 9:10AM
Business Wire
- Allied forces increasingly deploying
AeroVironment’s small unmanned aircraft systems
- Wasp AE delivers real-time ISR, on
demand, for infantry, littoral or maritime reconnaissance
operations
Paris Air Show - AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) today
announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) this month
received and began training exercises with the company’s RQ-12
Wasp® AE small unmanned aircraft system.
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Powerful Insight, On Demand: The
Australian Defence Force recently received shipment and began
training with AeroVironment's RQ-12 Wasp® AE unmanned aircraft
systems. (Photo: Business Wire)
ADF placed an AUD $7.7 million order on Dec. 22, 2014 as part of
an Army Soldier Modernization Trial procurement. AeroVironment
received the order from XTEK Limited on behalf of the ADF.
“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.
Flittie added, “Increasingly, allied forces around the world are
deploying our small unmanned aircraft systems for valuable,
real-time situational awareness to help them operate more safely
and effectively.” 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.
The Wasp AE weighs 2.8 pounds, operates for up to 50 minutes at
a range of up to five kilometers and delivers live, streaming color
and infrared video from its pan-tilt-zoom Mantis i22 AE gimbaled
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.
AeroVironment Small UAS
RQ-11B Raven®, RQ-12 Wasp®, RQ-20A Puma™ and Shrike VTOL™ comprise AeroVironment’s Family
of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Operating with a common ground
control system (GCS), this Family of Systems provides increased
capability to the warfighter that can give ground commanders the
option of selecting the appropriate aircraft based on the type of
mission to be performed. This increased capability has the
potential to provide significant force protection and force
multiplication benefits to small tactical units and security
personnel. AeroVironment provides logistics services worldwide to
ensure a consistently high level of operational readiness and
provides mission services for customers requiring only the
information its small UAS produce. AeroVironment has delivered
thousands of new and replacement small unmanned air vehicles to
customers within the United States and to more than 30
international governments.
The Puma AE small UAS comprises one component of AeroVironment’s
advanced, turnkey data collection, processing and delivery solution
employed to provide commercial customers with engineering-quality
information, on-demand, across multiple industries such as oil
& gas, agriculture, mining and others. The Qube® small UAS is
tailored to law enforcement, first response and other public safety
missions. Small enough to fit easily in the trunk of a car, the
Qube system can be unpacked, assembled and ready for flight in less
than five minutes, giving the operator a rapidly deployable eye in
the sky at a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft and large
unmanned aircraft.
About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment is a technology solutions provider that designs,
develops, produces, supports and operates an advanced portfolio of
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and electric transportation
solutions. The company’s electric-powered, hand-launched unmanned
aircraft systems generate and process data to deliver powerful
insight, on-demand, to people engaged in military, public safety
and commercial activities around the world. Global
Observer® is a hybrid-electric,
stratospheric UAS designed to provide affordable, persistent
reconnaissance and communication over any location on the globe.
The Switchblade™ tactical missile
system enables the infantry squad and other customers with
increased lethality, reach and force protection through its rapid
deployment, direct fire and collateral damage avoidance
capabilities. AeroVironment’s electric transportation solutions
include a comprehensive suite of electric vehicle (EV) charging
systems, installation and network services for consumers,
automakers, utilities and government agencies, power cycling and
test systems for EV developers and industrial electric vehicle
charging systems for commercial fleets. More information about
AeroVironment is available at www.avinc.com.
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