Pentagon Orders 17 Tethered Aerostats From Lockheed

Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, Akron, Ohio, has been awarded a contract for lighter-than-air aerostat surveillance systems, reports the Dept. of Defense.

The $142 million contract covers 17 tethered fully integrated Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS), support equipment and initial spares.

The equipment will provide U.S. and coalition forces with a dedicated day/night netted sensor capability to detect, locate, characterize, identify, track and target...