Aerostat eyed by USMC as airborne CEC node

The U.S. Marine Corps is planning to buy several small aerostats to extend the range of the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) data sharing network. The Marines recently demonstrated the utility of an aerostat in a Navy fleet battle experiment. The tethered balloon, flying at about 1,000 feet...

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