HAA HAA
Length 500 ft Tail Span 150 ft
Volume 5,000,000 ft3 Payload Capacity 4,000 lb
Performance:
Endurance 30 days Altitude 65,000 ft
Sensor TBD Sensor Make TBD
2.5.7 Near Space Maneuvering Vehicle (NSMV)/Ascender/V-Airship
User Service: Air Force Manufacturer: JP Aerospace Inventory: 1 Delivered/1 Planned Background: The Air Force plans to test the V-shaped Ascender, manufactured by JP Aerospace (Sacramento, CA), under contract to Scitor Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA) in 2005. A smaller, 93-ft model has been successfully tested inside its hangar. The Air Force Space Battlelab plans to fly it to 120,000 feet with a 100-lb payload and loiter for 5 days at a distance of 200 nm. Although Ascender uses lightweight carbon-fiber propellers to generate thrust, it also has a unique system that transfers helium between its two chambers to provide additional maneuverability by shifting its center of gravity and adjusting trim. The NMSV is intended to carry ISR, communications relay, and other mission loads for extended periods of time. Canceled in November 2004
Characteristics:
NSMV NSMV
Length 175 ft Tail Span 126.5 ft
Volume 290,000 ft3 Payload Capacity 100 lb
Performance:
Endurance 5 days Altitude 120,000 ft
Sensor IRS; Communication Sensor Make TBD
Relay
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2.5.8 Marine Airborne Re-Transmission System (MARTS)
User Service: Marine Corps Manufacturer: SAIC/TCOM LP Inventory: 1 Delivered/6 Planned
Background: The DARPA/Marine Airborne Re-Transmitter System (MARTS) program developed a tethered aerostat communications relay in response to an USMC Urgent Need Statement for a secure, reliable, over-the-horizon relay of USMC VHF/UHF PRC 117 (SINCGARS/ HAVE QUICK), 119 and 113 radio links, as well as EPLRS. MARTS will provide 24/7 connectivity within a radius of 68 nm. It is designed to continue operations despite punctures created by small arms fire, as well as in windy conditions up to 50+kts and be able to survive lightening strikes. MARTS is easily maintained because all complex radios and power supplies are located on the ground; the aerostat payload contains only simple, highly reliable transponders with a fiber optic cable to the ground equipment. The aerostat only needs a gas boost every fifteen days (15), minimizing its exposure to hostile forces.
Characteristics:
MARTS MARTS
Length 105 ft Trail Span 75 ft
Volume 63,000 ft3 Payload Capacity 500 lb
Performance:
Endurance 15 Days Altitude 3,000 ft
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