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PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ALWAYS THERE. ALWAYS ON. PERSISTENT BORDER SECURITY THE FUTURE OF LIGHTER-THAN-AIR (LTA) SYSTEMS. 420K AEROSTAT SYSTEM

The 420K Aerostat System is the standard A LEGACY OF MISSION PERFORMANCE. configuration selected for the U.S. Southern Border Tethered Aerostat LEGACY PERFORMANCE Radar System (TARS). All TARS are equipped and integrated with Lockheed 420K SPECIFICATIONS Martin’s L88 wide area surveillance radar. Lockheed Martin delivered its first LTA systems to the U.S. Navy more that 75 years ago, Hull Volume: 12,000 m3 and so launched an enduring legacy of LTA innovation, engineering and production. This The 420K is the only large aerostat Length: 64 m system in daily operation in the United Mooring: Fixed Base legacy delivered more than 300 airships and thousands of aerostats with millions of hours of States. The TARS units provide low-level Payload: 1,000 kg operational flights in support of military operations world-wide. radar surveillance in several locations Operating Alt: 4,600 m in support of the U.S. Department of Radar Horizon: 275 km Homeland Security border protection LEGACY COMMITMENT The result of the Legacy of Performance and Commitment missions. has been the successful program execution exemplified A world-class team of Lockheed Martin engineers, by the Lockheed Martin 74K Aerostat System, the 420K Each TARS is optimized to detect low, technologists and operators has consistently over the last 75 Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) and the High slow flying aircraft, and maritime and years achieved and exceeded highly demanding customer ® Altitude Airship (HAA ). surface targets. programmatic, operational and support performance requirements. HIGH ALTITUDE AIRSHIP (HAA®) Lockheed Martin is fully equipped to address evolving LTA THE LOCKHEED MARTIN PERSISTENT The High Altitude Airship is an requirements and respond with systems and solutions to meet The High Altitude Long Endurance all while demonstrating safe operations unmanned, untethered, lighter-than- and surpass future requirements through: SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS LEVERAGE Demonstrator (HALE-D) was developed of an unmanned LTA system in national air vehicle operating autonomously as a proof of concept system to assess air space. EXISTING C4 NETWORKS TO ENHANCE in the stratosphere for sustained, • Dedicated design and calibrated analytic tools the feasibility of HAA technologies. ultra long endurance missions as • Comprehensive system and sub-system testing facilities COMMUNICATIONS AND THREAT Driven by two electric propulsion a stable, geostationary platform • Dedicated LTA System Integration Lab motors, the HALE-D validated several THE FUTURE suitable for intelligence, surveillance, • Expansive facilities for production, system assembly, payload REPORTING ACROSS THE ENTIRE key technologies including a solar-based and reconnaissance (ISR) and integration, flight testing, and Airdock regenerative power system, advanced OF LTA SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE. communications. • Direct access to the full breadth and depth of capabilities hull materials, and a unique trim system, across Lockheed Martin Corporation PERSISTENT COMBAT SUPPORT LOCKHEED MARTIN 74K AEROSTAT HAA KEY ATTRIBUTES: LOCKHEED MARTIN HALE-D 74K AEROSTAT SYSTEM • Persistent Global Operations (Months) The Lockheed Martin 74K Aerostat • Large Coverage Area (>800,000 km2) • Extremely Durable/Survivable Power Generators Ground Control System, with integrated multi-mission & Site Handling Shelter payloads and very high operational • Recoverable/Repairable/ Equipment availability has supported the warfighter Re-Taskable • No In-theater Logistics in many very challenging environments. Maintenance & • Affordable Persistence Officer Shelter With more than 1 million combat mission flight hours, the robust design of the 74K aerostat system supports the automated Aerostat interoperability between tactical/theater surveillance assets and the dissemination of threat data to operational forces to aid interdiction of hostile fires and Tether 74K SPECIFICATIONS Mobile Mooring unconventional threats. The 74K aerostat Platform system leverages a wide-area, secure Hull Volume: 2,100 m3 communications backbone for the Length: 35 m Tether: Power with fiber optics Mission integration of threat reporting from Mooring: Mobile/Re-locatable Payloads multiple available sensor assets. Payload: 500 kg Lockheed Martin Corporation Rotary and Mission Systems 300 M Streeet, SE Washington, D.C. 20003 www.lockheedmartin.com/aerostats