The giant surveillance “blimp”, known as the “Eyes in the Sky”, and formerly known as a Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS), is used by U.S. border control officials to monitor ...

HUNT COUNTY, Texas — Strong winds swept through Texas over the last few days, causing damage and, in one case, sending a blimp hundreds of miles across the state. A tethered aerostat system ...

Jeff Capek: You know, everybody likes to see a blimp. Michael Dougherty: It's just so big, you can't miss it. It's so unique to watch, and they're not even a national icon but a world icon.

Strong winds from a recent storm in the south sent a US Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp flying nearly 600 miles across Texas. The blimp – resembling a while-hot air balloon ...