Westland Wasp

The Westland Wasp was a small 1960s British turbine powered, shipboard anti-submarine helicopter. Produced by Westland Helicopters, it came from the same P.531 programme as the British Army's Westland Scout, and was based on the earlier piston-engined Saunders-Roe Skeeter. It fulfilled the requirement of the Royal Navy for a helicopter small enough to land on the deck of a frigate and carry a useful load of two homing torpedoes.

The Wasp sank one ship in combat and seriously damaged the Argentine submarine ARA Santa Fe in 1982 during the Falklands War.

Variants

 * Sea Scout HAS.1: The Sea Scout HAS.1 was the original Royal Navy designation for the Wasp.
 * Wasp HAS.1: Shipboard anti-submarine warfare helicopter for the Royal Navy.

Users

 * Brazil
 * Brazilian Navy
 * Indonesia
 * Indonesian Navy
 * Malaysia
 * Royal Malaysian Navy
 * Netherlands
 * Royal Netherlands Navy
 * South Africa
 * South African Navy
 * United Kingdom
 * Royal Navy