The U.S. Air Force announced the launch of microplane Wasp III, developed by AeroVironment. According to a source at the Pentagon, these unmanned aerial vehicles which do not exceed the size of a large bag will soon become standard equipment for the military special forces and air traffic controllers. However, the first thing they will go into service the Marine Corps, where each such aircraft is planned to equip each squad.
The mass of an aircraft does not exceed 500 grams and a wingspan of 29 inches (74 cm). Despite its modest size, the aircraft is a very important technological innovations, such as infrared cameras that transmit streaming video to the control center. Management provided manually or program that makes decisions based on data from the GPS- module. Aircraft Wasp III is available in the program BATMAV (Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle) U.S. Air Force, aimed at the active development of guidance systems mikroaviatsionnyh. The new development will enable military units to carry out active surveillance of enemy targets at a distance of 5 km for 45 minutes at a time.
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