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Monday, November 5, 2007

Columbus firm makes TIME's 'Best Reinventions'


Claimed range of coverage of aerostat as a wireless station. (Techsphere)


TIME Magazine has named local unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer, Techsphere Systems International's SA-68 airship, as one of the "Best Reinventions," of 2007.

CEO Mike Lawson quoted on CNN Money, says of the aerostat:

"We are delighted to be named one of Time Magazine's 'Best Reinventions' of 2007 and after almost four years of development and experimentation with the SA-60 program we are gearing up for flight tests scheduled for the SA-68 in the first quarter 2008."
Techsphere says their craft are meant for surveillance, military and wireless communications uses.

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