Micro High-Altitude Balloons

Country: USA
Estimated price:
Not publicly disclosed
Speed:
Not publicly disclosed
Flight altitude:
18-21 km
Operational range:
Up to 300 km
Flight time:
Not publicly disclosed
Payload:
9-20 kg

Other features: Micro-HABs stand approximately 10 meters tall when inflated. Designed to provide dynamic sensing (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance—ISR), deploy electronic warfare (EW) payloads, and extend communications capabilities, they require minimal infrastructure and can be launched by mobile teams from austere environments. The systems support decentralized command procedures and cross-border airspace coordination, engineered as a flexible complement to uncrewed aerial systems and ground-based EW capabilities.