Two German Military Rotary-Wing UAS Make First Flights

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Wespe

Credit: Avilus
A German developer of two military rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) has completed a pair of first flights in just three days. Munich-based Avilus completed the first flight of its Wespe co-axial UAS on June 1 and then flew its electric-powered multicopter Grille X4 on June 3. Wespe is a...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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