Demand for blimps soaring.
by Williams, Robert H.
There is no shortage of applications for blimps, Seeking to
capitalize on this growing market, a Sioux Falls, S.D., company is now
producing large tethered aerostats for military, homeland security and
scientific applications.
Aerostar International, which has more than 50 years experience in
the field, is offering five standard sizes in a new product line of
helium aerostats. Possible payloads include audio and imagery
surveillance, communications relay, reconnaissance, intelligence
gathering, aerial targets, atmospheric sampling, search and rescue and
aerial video relay.
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