aerostat
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She said pairs of agents use aerostat blimps to monitor the border remotely, and when troops have replaced one agent, it frees another to patrol.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2018
One report said: “Adding a smaller agent-deployed aerostat to the Border Patrol technology toolbox represents an inexpensive solution to provide persistent surveillance and communications.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2017
It was unclear how the aerostat got loose and how it came down, said John Cornelio, a spokesman for NORAD.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2015
A frequent source of displeasure was the millions spent until recently on an aerostat balloon and a plane to try to transmit TV signals to Cuba.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2015
Then the aerostat, as the great bag is called, was unrolled and spread evenly over this.
From Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls by Anonymous
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