13 December 2005
Flight International
The United Arab Emirates air force’s unmanned air vehicle research and technology centre has nearly finished a two-year effort to develop an integrated vertical take-off and landing tactical UAV system. Production approvals are awaited for the Al Sber derivative of the Schiebel S-100 air vehicle.
The centre has also started assessing the potential for tethered aerostats to form part of the UAE’s future border surveillance system, with a single demonstration system acquired from US-based TCOM.
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29 August 2005 - Press Release
Columbia, Md., (29 August 2005) - TCOM, L.P. delivers its first truck mounted 17M™ Tactical Aerostat System to the United Arab Emirates, U.A.E.. The truck mounted system allows off-road, mobile operations. Operating at an altitude of 1000 feet, the system provides long range surveillance and communications while on-the-move. |
25 August 2005
Daily Advance
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21 July 2005
Military.com
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5 July 2005 - Press Release
TCOM, L.P. has been awarded a contract to provide the army with sixteen 17M™ Tactical Aerostat Systems to support our troops during ongoing hostilities in Iraq.
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22 June 2005
Defense Industry Daily
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16 May 2005
Missile Defense Agency - For Your Information - 05-FYI-0500
TCOM, in support of ILC Dover, assisted in the final assembly, checkout and test of the Radome in TCOM's Manufacturing and Flight Test Facility. In addition, TCOM designed and built specialized heat sealers and hardware components for the Radome and assisted ILC Dover in the structural analysis of the newly developed fabric and Radome base ring. |
20 April 2005
Defense Industry Daily
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14 April 2005
Defense Daily
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1 April 2005
Scimitar - Vol. 3, No. 13: Page 10
Army Balloons at War - Story, photos and art by Staff Sgt. Timothy Lawn
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23 February 2005 - Press Release
TCOM successfully introduced and demonstrated the 17M™ Tactical Aerostat System at IDEX 2005, 7th International Defence Exhibition & Conference, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 17M™ Tactical Aerostat System flew EO/IR and Radar payloads daily at IDEX providing live coverage of the mobility and maritime demonstrations.
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16 February 2005
Al Etihad
Aerostat challenges the weather to find smugglers and insurgents - by Ali Alamoudi
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15 February 2005
IDEX 2005 Show Daily (Day 3) - Published by Jane's and Gulf Defence Magazine
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12 February 2005 - Event
 TCOM will be exhibiting its products at IDEX 2005, in partnership with the UAE Air Force UAV Research and Technology Center 7th International Defence Exhibition & Conference, in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates . The conference will be held February 12 through 17 at the Abu Dhabi Exhibitions Centre. At IDEX, we are introducing our 17M™ Tactical Aerostat System. Come visit us for one of our daily demonstrations of the aerostat system flying EO/IR and Radar payloads. In addition, visit our booth, 4510, in the USA Pavilion and B7 in the UAE Pavilion, to view live payload data linked remotely from our aerostat system. We look forward to seeing you there!
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