Military Ballooning in Point of Hungarian Defense Force’s Communication Support

Abstract

Using balloons in the military is being reborn. They were found as ISR platform holders and communication relays in the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. There is a rising demand to connect the far and blocked areas in order to provide an alternative solution opposite the expensive satellite communication. In my research, I will study the tethered and autonomous high or low altitude platforms, how we can deploy as a military communication relay. I will show some international examples and highlight the possible way of the Hungarian deploying.