SMOKEWASP Concealment Platform
An unmanned screening vehicle that buys time and reduces exposure for crews moving through observed ground.
PAYLOAD
1000 kg
Top speed
75 km/h
Screen duration
8 min / charge
Mass
1,200 kg
The problem
What's failing today.
Modern sensors and loitering munitions make even short open crossings dangerous. Crews need a way to break observation without committing manned vehicles to the screening role.
The proposed solution
What the concept does.
SMOKEWASP is a small, low-signature unmanned platform that races ahead of a convoy to deploy multi-spectrum screening (visible, IR and millimetre-wave obscurants) on demand.
Key design features
How the concept earns its place.
Feature · 01
Multi-spectrum obscurant
A staged payload defeats not just the eye but the most common targeting sensors used today.
Feature · 02
Low signature platform
Faceted hull, hybrid drive and reduced thermal exhaust keep SMOKEWASP harder to detect than what it protects.
Feature · 03
Pre-planned screens
Operators can pre-position screens along a route and trigger them in sequence as the convoy advances.
Feature · 04
Attritable by design
Low unit cost and modular electronics let SMOKEWASP operate where larger platforms cannot be risked.
Potential applications
Where it earns its place.
- Convoy and casualty evacuation screening
- Civilian extraction from observed crossings
- Engineering tasks under observation
- Decoy and feint operations
Future development
Where it goes next.
- Loitering screen variant with extended endurance
- Integration into MUGSV convoy autonomy
- Civil disaster smoke and chemical-screen role
Platform evolution
Platform Variants
SMOKEWASP is a screening philosophy first and a vehicle second. The same low-signature chassis can carry different obscurant and effector payloads for different threats.
Variant · 01
CONVConvoy Screen Variant
Baseline configuration that races ahead of a convoy to lay multi-spectrum screens across observed crossings on demand.
Key features
- Visible, IR and millimetre-wave obscurant payload
- Pre-planned and on-call screen modes
- Slaves to a lead convoy vehicle
Operational benefits
- Breaks observation for the few minutes that matter
- Keeps the crewed screening burden off armoured platforms
Variant · 02
LOITLoitering Screen Variant
Extended-endurance configuration that pre-positions on a route and waits to drop screens as friendly traffic passes.
Key features
- Larger battery and obscurant magazine
- Low-power dormant mode for long stake-outs
- Triggered remotely or by friendly IFF
Operational benefits
- Holds a screening capability over a route for days
- Removes the need to time a screening run perfectly
Variant · 03
CIVCivil Disaster Variant
Non-combat configuration tuned for chemical, industrial and wildfire incidents where rapid screen or barrier laying saves lives.
Key features
- Inert smoke and water-mist payload
- Air-quality and chemical sensor suite
- High-visibility civil livery and beacons
Operational benefits
- Buys time for civilian evacuation under hazardous conditions
- Operates inside cordons too dangerous for crewed vehicles
Variant · 04
DECDecoy & Feint Variant
Information-warfare configuration that emits the signature of a much larger force to draw attention away from real movement.
Key features
- Programmable thermal and RF emitters
- Pre-recorded acoustic signatures
- Coordinated multi-vehicle scripting
Operational benefits
- Forces an adversary to commit sensors and shooters to nothing
- Protects real movement by drowning it in noise
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