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Logos Technologies Delivers Kestrel Wide Area Surveillance Systems To Army

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

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Logos Technologies has delivered its first two day/night Kestrel wide-area persistent surveillance systems to the Army where they will be used on aerostats in Afghanistan, officials said. The new, 150-pound, electro-optical/infrared Kestrel systems are the only 360-degree persistent surveillance system mounted on Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) aerostats. They can scan a city-sized area at once, 24/7, making it virtually impossible to sneak up on or into a protected area, and providing an extra layer of protection for troops. The…

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