Tethered Aerostat Radar System

Tethered Aerostat Radar System
Tethered Aerostat Radar System
Role	Surveillance Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin (prime contractor) ILC Dover (envelope)
Introduction	1980
Status	In active service
Primary users	U.S. Customs and Border Protection,Philippine Navy[1] Historic users: United States Air Force United States Coast Guard United States Customs Service
Number built	9 – Lockheed Martin 420K 2 – Lockheed Martin 275K

The Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS)^[2] is an American low-level airborne ground surveillance system that uses aerostats (moored balloons) as radar platforms. Similar systems include the EL/M-2083 and JLENS.