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Lockheed Martin Extends Aerostat Mission By Providing Airborne Surveillance For U.S. Border Protection

Source: Lockheed Martin – lockheedmartin.com Working with the Army, Lockheed Martin is providing operational support for a Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) aerostat system that is being evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) … Continue reading

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Blimp-in-a-Box Goes to Work

Read two articles of new applications for this product. Ohio buys ‘blimp in a box’ for surveillance ‘Blimp in a Box’ Deployed in Search for Cop-Killer Suspect in Pennsylvania What is a ‘Blimp-in-a-Box’?

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Blimps Will Soon Hover Over US Highways and Monitor Traffic Around the Clock

Source: Motherboard By Jason Koebler Next time you’re on the highway and see one of those “Speed Monitored by Aircraft” signs, look up—the United States is getting its first, persistently airborne traffic-monitoring blimp.

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Lockheed Martin Team Surpasses Millionth Hour of In-Theater Airborne Surveillance

Source: lockheedmartin.com The Lockheed Martin-built and maintained Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) has surpassed 1 million airborne mission hours of providing around-the-clock, 360-degree monitoring and force protection for coalition forces in theater.

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DRDO (India) Kicks off Mission to Develop Surveillance Airship

Source: newindianexpress.com By Anantha Krishnan M Defense scientists from the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), a DRDO (Defense Research & Development Organization) lab located in Agra, have begun the mission to develop India’s yet-to-be-named airship.

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