New article on defence-blog
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https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-company-brings-aerostats-back-to-modern-warfare/
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The payload RF spectrum — what we lift on our aerostats
I put this together for internal use — a quick reference for which comms payload sits in which band when we're integrating it onto an aerostat. It turned out useful enough that I figured I'd share it. Every system in the chart is something we actually fly
Radionor's CRE2 Is Now I-BEAM
Radionor rebranded CRE2 to I-BEAM. The point worth making is the antenna: phased array gives you directional gain without the pointing problem.
HAPS Missions into Russia: 77 Alerts, Mapped
An open-source map of HAPS alerts over Russia, aggregated from open Russian sources.
Aerostats at Mass Events: What the Operational Record Actually Shows
The question is not whether this works. It's who else has done it. Three Olympics. One World Cup. One European Championship. Two papal visits with crowds in the hundreds of thousands. G8 summits. COP21. State funerals with sitting presidents. **Rio de Janeiro, FIFA World Cup 2014.** Fan Fest