aerostat
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For instance, at observation stations for remote monitoring devices, like aerostat blimps, troops have to be stationed alongside agents, rather than replacing them, he said, because "they don't know the landmarks."
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
“We can assume that an aerostat like this will eventually come back to Earth,” he said.
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
My first wish is to thoroughly test the aerostat, to make certain it has received no serious injury.
From The Lost City by Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward)
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