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Aerovironment has received approval from the US Air Force for full-rate production of its Wasp III drone under the Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (Batmav) programme.


Aerovironment has received approval from the US Air Force for full-rate production of its Wasp III Australian speedboat Wasp III is a racing hydroplane speedboat designed and built by Harry West, which held speed records in Australia in the 1950s and 60s. It is built from plywood and powered by a heavily modified Peugeot car engine.  drone under the Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (Batmav) programme. In November November: see month.  2007 the US Marine Corps awarded Aerovironment a $ 19.3 million contract for Wasp IIIs under the same Air Force programme.
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