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The Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) [1] is an American low-level airborne ground surveillance system that uses aerostats (moored balloons) as radar platforms. Similar systems include the EL/M-2083 and JLENS.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO) uses the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) to provide long-range detection of low-altitude aircraft at the radar’s maximum range. The elevated sensor mitigates curvature of the earth and terrain masking limitations.
Four Barbara system aerostats would be deployed in eastern and northeastern Poland allowing the military to surveil the airspace and detect potential low-level threats.
The 420K Aerostat System is the standard configuration selected for the U.S. Southern Border Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS). All TARS are equipped and integrated with Lockheed Martin’s L88 wide area surveillance radar. The 420K is the only large aerostat system in daily operation in the United States.
Using tethered aerostats resembling blimps, TARS operators relay data to the DHS that is used to monitor activity. Surveillance data is then shared with the U.S. military and international law enforcement partners conducting related air surveillance and air sovereignty missions.
Employing tethered aerostats, TARS operators relay vital data to DHS to support monitoring border activity in real time.
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