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19. Information provided through interview with representative from Founder of SilicisTechnologies, Inc.20. Image provided by JLENS PM office21. Information provided through interview with representative from Army ASA(ALT)22. Image provided by NAVAIR system command site23. Information provided through interviews with representatives from OSD ATL and thePersistent Surveillance, DA G-2 Intelligence Futures Directorate.24. Image provided by Persistent Surveillance, DA G-2 Intelligence Futures Directorate.25. Image retrieved from manufacturer website. Lockheed Martin,http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/lighter-than-air-vehicles/ ptds.html26. Information provided through interview with PTDS PM Office.27. Image provided by RAID PM office.28. Information provided through interview with representative from Army PM ITS.29. Information provided through interviews with representatives from ISL Inc., Army REF andPersistent Surveillance, DA G-2 Intelligence Futures Directorate.30. Image obtained from manufacturer’s factsheet. ISL Inc. Available atwww.islinc.com/aeronautical_systems.php31. Image provided by contractor GTRI.32. Image provided by TARS PM office.33. Information provided by interview with representative from USAF AF/A3O-AH (OperationsDivision, Homeland Operations).34. Briefing—Blue Devil Block 2. Aeronautical Systems Center. Blue Devil 2 PM 645 AE56-Big Safari Program Office, USAF.35. Information provided through interview with representative from Blue Devil 2 office, BigSafari, USAF.36. Image retrieved from manufacturer website. Lockheed Martin,http://www.lockheedmartin.com37. “Lockheed Martin HALE-D/HAA. IHS Global Ltd, 2011. Jane’s Unmanned Aerial Vehiclesand Targets. September 7, 2011.38. Briefing—“The High-Altitude Efforts at the U.S. Army Space and Missile DefenseTechnology Center”. U.S. Army SMDC/ARSTRAT.39. Perry, Williams D. “Sentinel in the Sky”. Technology Today, Fall/Winter 2010.40. Information provided through interview with representative from Army SMDC.41. Briefing—Integrated Sensor Is Structure (ISIS). DARPA Program Manager, January 10,2012.42. Information provided through interview with a representative from DARPA.D-2
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SUMMARY REPORT OF DoD FUNDED LIGHTE
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TABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Figure 11: Computer Rendering of Al
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Table 22: HALE-D Program Overview .
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIn the Senate repo
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for unmanned aerial vehicle and cru
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Integrated Sensor Is Structure (ISI
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PREFACECongress, through the Senate
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PURPOSEThe purpose of this document
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INTRODUCTIONBackgroundModern LTA cr
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ground, large aerostats are anchore
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AirliftAirships, particularly hybri
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AEROSTAT PROGRAMSAerostats are air
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Aerostat Test Bed (ATB)Table 2: ATB
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AltusTable 4: Altus Program Overvie
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would otherwise lack organic survei
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Table 7: JLENS Technical Specificat
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Persistent Ground Surveillance Syst
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