Inside.defense.com reports that the Pentagon’s tethered-aerostat
program, an $8.5 billion effort to detect cruise missiles and fast-moving
aircraft, successfully completed its first endurance test last month by staying
aloft for seven days at 10,000 feet, according to Raytheon, prime contractor
for the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense program.
The Pentagon’s tethered-aerostat program, successfully completed its first endurance test last month.
