The Tethered Aerostat Radar System is an American low-level airborne ground surveillance system that uses aerostats as radar platforms. Similar systems include the EL/M-2083 and JLENS.
A Tethered Aerostat Radar System in Deming, New Mexico
The underside of a tactical Aerostat
Tethered Aerostat Radar System in New Mexico
The Aerostat ship Atlantic Sentry at Mallory dock in Key West in September 1987
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The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, or JLENS, was a tethered aerial detection system designed to track boats, ground vehicles, cruise missiles, manned and unman
Tethered Aerostat Radar System
…low-level airborne ground surveillance system that uses aerostats (moored balloons) as radar platforms. Similar systems include the EL/M-2083 and JLENS. The aerostats used in the TARS system are large fabric envelopes filled with helium that can rise to an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,600 m) while tethered…
JLENS launch at White Sands 120224 A UY615 006