Republished from PlaneTalking
As Afghanis head to the polls in crucial elections, a high-tech surveillance balloon thousands of feet overhead will help to ensure the integrity of the process by providing round-the-clock video and audio to security forces on the ground in Kabul.
The “aerostat” balloon was deployed earlier this month, and it flies beyond the range [...]
Republished from PlaneTalking
As Afghanis head to the polls in crucial elections, a high-tech surveillance balloon thousands of feet overhead will help to ensure the integrity of the process by providing round-the-clock video and audio to security forces on the ground in Kabul.
The “aerostat” balloon was deployed earlier this month, and it flies beyond the range of most Taliban weapons.
“If the Aerostat and/or its crew were harmed, the Afghan elections… could be disrupted,” according to the Army’s Joint Contracting Command, which awarded a private security contract to protect the balloon and its operators.
Read the full report at the Washington Post.
