U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS)
Background:
The CBP aerostat program began more than 30 years ago when the U.S. Customs Service started using tethered aerostats (balloons) in the TARS program to counter the rising number of low-flying small aircraft operated by drug smugglers. GTS personnel (prior to the formation of GTS) were directly involved in