TCOM Aerostat
The U.S. military is joining with border-patrol officials in a new initiative that could bring dozens of surveillance aerostats from the battlefields of Afghanistan to America’s border with Mexico. Continue reading
Category Archives: Lighter Than Air
Northrop Grumman LEMV First Flight
The U.S. Army’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) flew for the first time from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on August 7. Continue reading
US Telecoms Cos Oppose Federal Communications Commission Aerostat Emergency Link Plan
Some of the major wireless carriers and public safety organizations are shooting down an idea by the Federal Communications Commission that would allow the launch of communications-carrying UAS or other aircraft to act as temporary links when telecommunications go down in a disaster. Continue reading
Delivery of Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (STMPAS)
Carolina Unmanned Vehicles, Inc. (CUV) has announced the delivery of a new version of their Lightweight Aerostat System (LAS) for the Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (STMPAS). Continue reading
Moffett Field Hangar One – Stripdown of 79 Year Old Structure Almost Complete
The stripping down of Moffett Field Hangar One is nearly complete. The 79-year-old hangar’s walls and roof contained polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos and lead paint. Continue reading
Blue Devil M1400 Latest Photos
MAV6 just published these most recent M1400 photos. Continue reading
US Air Force Cancels Blue Devil 2
The $211 million Blue Devil 2 airship, built for the Air Force by the tiny, Virginia-based company Mav6, is slated for dismantling and storage, bringing to an ignominious end a two-year saga of technological ambition, bureaucratic waffling and vicious politicking. Continue reading
Tethered Aerostat Radar System Texas Mishap Report Now Available
A delayed recovery caused a tethered aerostat radar system (TARS) to break away and crash during high winds Feb. 14 in Marfa, Texas, according to an accident investigation board report released by Air Combat Command May 29, 2012. Continue reading