US Army seeks enhanced aerostat surveillance capacity

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The US Army is hoping to field more tethered aerostats that can provide continuous surveillance, threat detection and communications support for forces in theatre, writes Daniel Wasserbly.rnOfficials are waiting on approval of Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental funding to buy seven additional Persistent Threat Detection Systemrn(PTDS) aerostats that provide wide area overwatch, seeking threats such as explosions or rocket-propelled grenade launch points.