Aerostar's long-duration high-altitude Thunderhead balloons are exploring new frontiers, flying across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans to validate extended endurance and navigation capabilities. Aerostar Flight HBAL574, was launched on December 9th, 2021, and traveled 48,000 mi across the Pacific and back, visiting the Galápagos Islands and Hawaii before returning to Texas for system recovery 156 days later.
Experts from U.S. Government, U.S. Military, and industry partners gathered in South Dakota to discuss current and emerging stratospheric balloon capabilities.
The acquisition will Solidify TCOM Holdings’ Global Leadership Position in Persistent Surveillance Platforms and Leading-Edge Radar and Sensor Systems.
Aerostar and Abside Networks successfully demonstrated 4G LTE connectivity from the stratosphere in a series of test flights. Raven Aerostar's Thunderhead Balloon System provided connectivity through Abside's HAPS-RAN product line.
Aerostar has secured a subcontract with a value of $3.6 million for products to TCOM L.P. for the KSA Modified Persistent Surveillance Systems - Tethered (PSS-T) Large Systems in a deployed location under a Foreign Military Sales program with the U.S. Army.
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) has completed its acquisition of Raven Industries, Inc., a U.S.-based leader in precision agriculture technology. The acquisition builds upon a long partnership and is an important milestone in CNH Industrial's digital transformation.