The Israelis launched a giant balloon radar

3687
0
0
Image source: Israeli Air Force

The Israeli Air Force launched the Sky Dew early warning balloon — one of the largest in the world. As reported by The Drive, it will notify about threats flying at low altitude. For example, about cruise missiles or armed drones.

Militaries around the world use small balloons with sensors, usually to monitor borders or bases in conflict zones. Large balloons are much rarer, but they have a number of advantages. They can stay in the air for a long time and effectively identify low-flying aerial threats. At the same time, their maximum tracking height is much higher than that of ground-based radars.

Israel already has early warning balloons, but they are equipped with only basic radars. They also use the Green Pine radar of the Strela air defense system and X-band radars.

The Israeli Air Force last week announced the launch of the Sky Dew early warning balloon, one of the largest in the world. It was developed by the Elta division of Israel Aerospace Industries together with the Air Force and the country's Missile Defense Agency, and manufactured by the American company TCOM.

Sky Dew is part of the HAAS surveillance system, which is planned to be launched early next year in northern Israel. It will be able to detect threats at longer distances compared to the balloons that the Israeli military already uses. In addition, HAAS will share data with other Israeli air defense systems, such as the Iron Dome or David's Sling. The exact characteristics of HAAS are unknown.

The idea of using balloons in the surveillance system was previously interested in the American military. Their project was called JLENS. But in 2015, one of the balloons broke off the cable and left hundreds of homes without electricity. Then the Pentagon resumed testing JLENS, but in 2017 the program was still closed.

Vasilisa Chernyavtseva

The rights to this material belong to
The material is placed by the copyright holder in the public domain
  • The news mentions
Do you want to leave a comment? Register and/or Log in
ПОДПИСКА НА НОВОСТИ
Ежедневная рассылка новостей ВПК на электронный почтовый ящик
  • Discussion
    Update
  • 09.10 12:10
Литва под прицелом
  • 09.10 07:02
  • 0
Ответ на "В США заявили о «слабости» ПВО России перед дронами ВСУ. И предсказали, что изменят ракеты Tomahawk"
  • 09.10 04:07
  • 10768
Without carrot and stick. Russia has deprived America of its usual levers of influence
  • 08.10 18:09
  • 0
Комментарий к ""Ядерный взрыв будет хорошо виден в Одессе". Чем Россия ответит на поставки Tomahawk?"
  • 08.10 16:04
  • 1
"The nuclear explosion will be clearly visible in Odessa." How will Russia respond to the delivery of Tomahawk?
  • 08.10 12:42
  • 1529
Корпорация "Иркут" до конца 2018 года поставит ВКС РФ более 30 истребителей Су-30СМ
  • 08.10 11:37
  • 1
Трамп заявил, что принял решение по ракетам Tomahawk и Украине
  • 08.10 05:09
  • 0
Комментарий к "Названа неочевидная опасность «Томагавков»"
  • 08.10 05:06
  • 3
Украина вряд ли получит ракеты Tomahawk из-за опасности конфликта РФ и США
  • 08.10 04:32
  • 3
В тему "обнуления Томагавков" и прочих БПЛА
  • 08.10 04:22
  • 1
Комментарий к "Новая система международной безопасности – ради сохранения цивилизации"
  • 08.10 03:26
  • 0
Ответ на "Диванные вояки и дипломаты-пустозвоны хотят войны (American Thinker, США)"
  • 07.10 20:04
  • 7
Для защиты заводов по переработке нефти развернули передвижные группы ПВО
  • 07.10 17:59
  • 4
The T-15 heavy infantry fighting vehicle on the Armata platform is perhaps even more necessary than a tank.
  • 07.10 17:59
  • 0
Комментарий к "В честь Дня Cухопутных войск российская армия получила новую бронетехнику (The National Interest, США)"