Situational Awareness & ISR
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With more than 65 years of lighter-than-air innovation and expertise, we're dedicated to solving challenges in Aerospace and Defense.
Situational Awareness & ISR
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Stratospheric Balloons and Airships
In response to a growing need to protect natural resources, homes and lives during wildfire outbreaks, Aerostar piloted a Thunderhead Balloon program in 2021 to monitor active U.S. wildfires. The stratospheric balloons performed station-seeking above active fires, collecting visible and thermal imagery data valuable for containment efforts.
In 2021, Aerostar demonstrated that a stratospheric constellation of communications can be established over a battlefield using a mobile ad hoc network, covering over 200 miles. These networked balloons allowed users to track the position of other devices on the ground, provided network connectivity, and created voice communications coverage.
Our lighter-than-air platforms have helped NASA, Google, the U.S. Air Force, and many others achieve and exceed dynamic missions, including communications, data relay, surveillance, intelligence, and more.
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