Ballooning Surveillance
Timothy Compston finds out why aerostats are making their mark in the on-going battle to secure borders and critical infrastructure from a wide array of threats and to thwart drugs smugglers on land and sea
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Raven Industries Balloon for Google’s Project Loon Exceeds 120 Days of Flight
Sioux Falls, SD (August 07, 2014)— Raven Aerostar (NASDAQ: RAVN) marked its one-year anniversary of Google’s Project Loon public unveiling with an impressive milestone accomplishment; a Raven Aerostar balloon surpassed 120 days...
U.S. Army Awards Contract to Raven Industries for Vista Smart Sensor Radar Systems
Arlington, VA (June 17, 2014)— Vista Research, a subsidiary of Raven Aerostar (NASDAQ: RAVN), has been awarded an operations and maintenance contract for the upgrade and replacement of currently-fielded radar systems in support...
NASA Presents Raven Industries with Prestigious Award for Outstanding Contributions
Sioux Falls, SD (June 9, 2014)— Raven Aerostar (NASDAQ: RAVN) was recently recognized by NASA for its contribution to the highly successful 2012/2013 Antarctic Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Campaign. The 2013 NASA Group Achievement...
Project Loon Nominated for TechCrunch's 2013 Crunchies, Vote Now
Jan 6th 2014, 17:00 TechCrunch announced the 7th Annual Crunchies Awards finalists, and Project Loon has been nominated in the category of Best Technology Achievement. As Google's balloon design partner and manufacturer of their envelopes, we are...
Raven Industries Collaborates with Google on Balloon Design and Manufacturing Project Bringing Internet Access to Remote Areas of the World via High Altitude Balloons
Christchurch, New Zealand, June 15, 2013 – Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAVN) today announced it is involved in a pilot project with Google designed to provide high-speed wireless Internet accessibility to rural, remote and...