Persistent capability.
Surface to the stratosphere.
TCOM is the lead systems integrator of persistent elevated awareness solutions — engineering platforms, sensors, AI, and mission software into the modern ISR network, from the surface to the stratosphere.
70+ Years
advancing lighter than air (LTA) systems through innovative design, manufacturing, and deployment
1,000+ Aerostats
supporting deployments across 18 countries with 10+ million operational flight hours
2M+ Hours
stratospheric flight hours
336 Days
longest controllable stratospheric flight on record
100+ Payloads
integrated, including ELINT, SIGNT, SATCOM, SAR, EO/IR, FMV, and secured comms relay
Capabilities
Air | Land | Sea | Space | Cyber
Our customers don't buy a platform. They need a problem solved.
Find your mission below — TCOM will tell you which platform and payload fits best.
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Persistent eyes, ears, and signals over the area of interest.
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Long-range early warning across air, ground, and maritime domains.
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Detect, identify, and defeat unauthorized unmanned aircraft.
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Layered protection for the assets that cannot go down.
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Persistent awareness over coastlines, borders, and maritime domains.
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Rapid response to restore comms when you need it most.
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Beyond-line-of-sight reach and resilient networks for critical comms.
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Long-duration platforms for the science of the atmosphere, earth, and space.
Products
From the surface to the stratosphere.
TCOM operates the broadest persistent elevated awareness portfolio in the industry — organized here by altitude, from stratospheric balloons at the edge of space to ground-based radar.
1,000–16,000 ft · Tactical to strategic · 12M to 117M class · Up to 60 days on station · AESA radar capability
Stratospheric Balloon Systems
60,000 to 148,000 ft · Long-duration navigated flight · Thunderhead, Zero Pressure, Super Pressure, Stratospheric Airships · ML-driven navigation
Aerostat Systems
Ground-based · HiPointer 100 / 150 · Vista F25 and F50ER · Mobile and fixed configurations
Tethered UAS Systems
Up to 400 ft · Single-operator deploy · 14-day endurance via tether · Onboard autonomy
Radar & Mobile Tower Systems
Innovation Leader
Force Multiplier
Elevated platforms are not standalone. They are nodes in the broader ISR ecosystem — engineered to integrate with drones, satellites, and networked AI-driven platforms. TCOM makes the information actionable.
Continuous investment in AI-driven mission software, autonomy, and next-generation sensor integration. Aerostar's stratospheric platforms set the world record for controllable flight at 336 days. TeUAS deploys with onboard autonomy. TCOM's mission software fuses radar, ELINT, and imagery into a single common operating picture.