Aerostats and Persistent Systems for air defence

At Aerobavovna, we recently conducted field tests to evaluate Persistent Systems MPU5 radios deployed on our aerostats — simulating a mobile air defence communication scenario. The goal: maintain stable, high-throughput network connectivity across moving units over large areas.

Three aerostats were positioned 30 km apart at 1,000 meters altitude, each equipped with MPU5 radios operating in S- and C-bands. Mobile teams on the ground tested network performance at 15 km, 30 km, and 50 km from the aerostats, while the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) monitored connectivity.

Results:

• Continuous network coverage over 13,000 km².

• Throughput remained stable at 2.5–6 Mbit/s, peaking at 9.3/8.4 Mbit/s at shorter distances.

• Stable mesh links between all three aerostats, even in foggy conditions.

This test proves that Aerobavovna aerostats combined with MPU5 radios can reliably provide large-scale, tactical communication coverage — a game-changer for mobile defence units and rapid deployment scenarios.