WASP AE – CONTACT magazine

NORFORCE patrolman Corporal Frank Marrar, left, and Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Ranger Dylan Cooper act as spotters for the Wasp AE small unmanned aerial system during a patrol of West Arnhem Land as part of Operation Resolute Rotation 5. Story and photos by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

Remaining vigilant in the Top End

08/11/202308/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3615 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, F470 Zodiac, NORFORCE, Operation Resolute, PD-100 Black Hornet Nano UAV, WASP AE

Soldiers attached to Joint Task Force 639 have been in the Top End recently, patrolling some of Australia’s most inaccessible

Bombadier Mitchell Yates looks at a Wasp AE Small UAS at the Army Reserve Kogarah Depot in Sydney. Story by Captain Mark Beretta. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

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Taking flight with new opportunities

06/01/202215/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2361 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, WASP AE

When he was looking for something different to his bar job, Blacktown’s Mitchell Yates had no idea he’d end up

Corporal Matthew Molloy (left) and Corporal Doug Coombs from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) examine a Wasp unmanned aerial system. While the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) is one-man portable, the UAS (system) has a bit more weight to it. Photo by Sergeant Janine Fabre.

Australian News Science & Technology

ADF buys Wasp UAS

01/06/201707/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10795 Views 5 Comments ADF, AeroVironment, WASP AE, XTEK

The Australian Defence Force has just acquired a new unmanned aerial surveillance and reconnaissance capability that will give our soldiers extra sting on