High-altitude Attritable Link Offset (HALO)
Abstract
Previously funded JCTD. HALO uses high altitude, low-cost balloons as communication relays in denied environments. It accomplished this by using the ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency spectrum and techniques that allow non-attribution to the source of the UHF signals. The advanced technology resides at the user terminals on the ground, which receive data from the balloon-platforms, and subsequently perform the processing and communication receiver functions that allow effective two-way communication in a contested environment. HALO received partner funds from U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command and U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. In FY 2017, HALO completed the development of the hardware and software payloads for the balloons.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 57b4ccfe34c91622666493dd618c0191