Lockheed To Build More Surveillance Aerostats
June 09 2010
The U.S. Army has placed an order for additional Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) aerostats, reports Lockheed Martin, builder of the system.
The latest $142 million contract covers production of aerostats while final negotiations are completed, company officials said.
The PTDS, a tethered aerostat system, can stay aloft for weeks at a time to provide continual surveillance of broad areas.
The Army has operated the system since 2004.
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