Considered fast to produce and easy to maintain and optimise, the Wasp features an integrated VTOL propulsion system that combines dual lift ducted fan engines used by the AV-30 (though these engines were largely patterned off of the earlier JOV-99 Kestrel), with air-cooled vectored-thrust fusion thrusters for forward movement. The AV-49 also features twin 7.62mm heavy machine guns and twin M400 missile launchers, and cyberlink-compatible fly-by-light avionics. Designed for expeditionary usage, the Wasp can be easily prepped and deployed with minimal tools, and their hardened storage containers have identical dimensions to UNSC Naval Logistical Operations Command standard flat containers, simplifying interstellar transport logistics. The Wasp is employed as a gunship escort for troop transports or on-call close air support for special forces teams. ONI employs its own variant of the Wasp, using it for night sorties and stealth surveillance missions.
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