DoD reorders $1.7 million worth of balloon drones
By: Brandon Knapp   4 days ago
The Winch Aerostat Small Platform, or WASP, is a mobile, tactical-sized aerostat capable of carrying a variety of payloads in support of military operations.
The Department of Defense announced a $1.7 million contract award to Drone Aviation Holding Corp. for a new order of the company’s camera-toting, helium-filled balloon-style drones known as the Winch Aerostat Small Platform, or WASP.
This is the fourth order of WASP systems from the DoD customer, which has deployed the tethered drones internationally for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and communications purposes., according to a March 26 press release from Drone Aviation.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/newsletters/unmanned-systems/2018/03/26/dod-reorders-17-million-worth-of-balloon-drones/
