Westland Wasp

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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[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

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