The US Marine Corps orders Wasp III Micro UAVs from AeroVironment

The US Marine Corps selected the 'Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle' (BATMAV) system for its 'Tier I' micro UAV requirement.

Sofar the corps was using two mini UAVs at the battalion level – the BAI DragonEyes and the Raven from AeroVironment. Both were fielded at the Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) level.

The smaller Wasp III will be deployed at the platoon level. “The small size and light weight of Wasp make it ideally suited for deployment directly to platoons, where flexibility, portability and reliability are critically important." said U.S. Marine Corps Major James Roudebush, Tier I UAV Program Manager, PMA-263.

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