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10 December 2007 - Press Release

One North Carolina Fund Grant Helps
TCOM Expand Near Elizabeth City

Governor Mike Easley today announced that TCOM L.P., a supplier of airships and lighter-than-air vehicles, will expand its facility in Pasquotank County, creating 101 jobs and investing $3 million during the next three years. The announcement was made possible in part by a $70,000 One North Carolina Fund grant.

12 September 2007 - Press Release

TCOM Awarded Contract for Rapid Restoration of Emergency Communications

...The U.S. Army awarded TCOM L.P. a contract to develop and demonstrate a Cellular Aerostat Platform System (CAPS) that reconstitutes emergency communications in the face of a national disaster such as Hurricane Katrina.

03 March 2007
Defense Industry Daily

Return of the Navy Blimps?

03 January 2007 - Press Release

Raytheon completes negotiations on $1.4 billion contract for JLENS development

...Work on the program will be performed at Raytheon sites in Massachusetts, California, Texas and Maryland. Raytheon IDS will develop the fire control radar and processing station. TCOM, L.P., based in Maryland, will develop the aerostat and associated ground equipment.

11 December 2006
Inside the Navy

Navy Eyes Aerostats for Affordable, Long-Duration Surveillance

30 November 2006
Australian Government DOD

Eyes and Ears in the Sky

08 November 2006
Defense Industry Daily

The USA's Raid Program; Small Aerostats, Big Surveillance Time

23 October 2006 - Press Release

TECORE and TCOM unveil Rapidly Deployable System at MILCOM 2006

WASHINGTON , DC , October 23, 2006 - TECORE Wireless Systems, a leading developer and manufacturer of next-generation wireless systems, and TCOM, L.P., a world-leading provider of weather-hardened tethered aerostat systems, will unveil the Airborne Rapid Deployment Cellular System at MILCOM 2006. The innovative GSM/CDMA wireless system utilizes TECORE's Rapid Response Mini-Cellular Systems and TCOM's mobile 17M™ Aerostat to quickly deploy a wide area cellular coverage umbrella for emergency response situations and tactical communications.

13 December 2005
Flight International

Tactical UAV project nears conclusion

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.

29 August 2005 - Press Release

TCOM’s First Tactical Aerostat System to Provide Surveillance On-the-Move

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

TCOM Unveils New Surveillance System
by Chris Whipple

21 July 2005
Military.com

The Balloon Goes Up For Army and Marines
by Nathaniel R. Helms

5 July 2005 - Press Release

Army Purchases 16 More TCOM Aerostats for Iraq

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.

22 June 2005
Defense Industry Daily

$48.4M for Rapid Aerostat Deployment System (updated)

16 May 2005
Missile Defense Agency - For Your Information - 05-FYI-0500

Radome Successfully Installed On Sea-Based X-Band Radar

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

$14M+ for Blimps in Iraq

14 April 2005
Defense Daily

Blimps To Provide Expanded Communications For Marines In Iraq - by Geoff Fein

1 April 2005
Scimitar - Vol. 3, No. 13: Page 10

Army Balloons at War - Story, photos and art by Staff Sgt. Timothy Lawn

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.

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

Silent Sentinels In The Sky - by Brian Walters

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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