Air Force Space Battlelab Conducts Combat SkySat Radio Trials

The Air Force Space Battlelab at Peterson AFB, Colo., recently conducted a demonstration of free-floating balloons carrying commercial two-way radios--at up to 80,000 ft.--to prove they could boost the communications ability of ground troops. The proof-of-concept demo, dubbed Combat SkySat, will use...

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