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TCOM's 71M®
Our Premier Aerostat

The 71M® aerostat is the world's most widely used large aerostat system providing unsurpassed performance at 15,000 feet and higher. With an overall length of 71 meters and a hull volume of 16,000 cubic meters, the 71M® provides substantial payload capacity, highest operational altitude and longest continuous on-station time. Today 71M® aerostats are providing stable, long endurance high altitude platforms for:

  • Long range radars
  • Passive surveillance payloads
  • Communications relays

With its large payload bay and powered tether system, the 71M® easily accommodates today's high-power, long-range radars that provide continuous detection of surface targets and low flying aircraft out to 200 nautical miles. The 71M® can also accommodate future radars that are presently under development. Today's 71M® aerostat is now available with a fully transportable mooring system. This allows for rapid relocation of the complete 71M® aerostat to a new site location quickly countering emerging threats.

71MŽ Moored and on Watch

The 71M® Specifications:

 71MŽ Moored at sunrise

71M® Benefits:

HIGHEST ALTITUDES
Continuous operations above 20,000 ft

 

MAXIMUM ENDURANCE
Mission times of > 30 days uninterrupted

 

ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION
Lightest weight, highest strength materials, lighting protected, fiber optic tether

 

SECURE COMMUNICATIONS
Fiber optic links to ground facility

 

VERSATILE
In use for both passive and active surveillance payloads

 

INTERNATIONALLY PROVEN
Only aerostat operating in both the United States and other countries

71M

 

38M

 

32M

 

17M
Payload Weight
1,600 kg / 3,500 lbs
Nominal Altitude
4,600 m / 15,000 ft
Available Payload Power
23.5 kVA
Flight Duration
30 days
Wind Speeds
Operational-70 kts / Survival-90 kts
 
 
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