The balloons are much cheaper to produce than other surveillance aircraft.
. The balloons will be added to the Pentagon’s extensive surveillance network and could eventually serve to track hypersonic weapons.
The ballons have already been used in the country's Covert Long-Dwell Stratospheric Architecture , a project designed to locate drug traffickers. Now, the Department of Defense is transitioning the balloons to the military services department in order to collect data and transmit information to aircraft. The U.S. is hoping that the balloons may help track andThe Pentagon is focused on using both high-altitude balloons and commercial satellites in an attack described as the “kill chain.
“They can be trucks for any number of platforms, whether it be communication and datalink nodes, ISR, tracking air and missile threats, or even various weapons — and without the predictable orbits of satellites,” Karako said.The specialized balloons are produced by Raven Aerostar, a division of Raven Industries. They are equipped with a flight control unit and are powered by solar-powered batteries making them eco-friendly and long-lasting.
The balloons are easy to use and cost-efficient to produce. Their cost for both development and operation lies in the hundreds of thousands of dollars compared to the millions required for other aircraft or satellites. Balloons are not a new technology. NASA, private companies, and even the U.S. Army have experimented with their use in the past. This is because they offer many advantages at the fraction of the cost of other aircraft.Stay ahead with the latest science, technology and innovation news, for free:
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