A claim was made that the balloons are a part of "cast iron coverage." Of what? What is being tracked?
The "coverage" part of "cast iron coverage" refers to a coverage area, which was defined as "the lower 48, southern Canada and northern Mexico."
The adjective "cast iron" refers to how solid and redundant that coverage is. In other words, because these balloons are "linked to satellite networks, ground stations and airborne assets," it's very hard to stop the download of any information acquired by these balloons.
What is being tracked? Anything the people operating the balloons want to as long as the capability exists. Vehicle and people movement could be easily tracked, as an example.
From the article -
Raven Aerostar produced a brief video in July of 2020, seen below, explaining the Thunderhead’s capabilities, emphasizing its ability to linger at extremely high altitudes over contested airspace. The company underscored that by networking balloons together, they can provide months of persistent services over a very large area. In the military and intelligence sense, these can include advanced networking capabilities, as well as carrying advanced radar sensors, electronic intelligence gathering systems, electronic warfare packages, optical payloads, and much more. Due to their high altitude, they can remain out of reach of many traditional anti-air countermeasures.
The cameras on these balloons are able to take photos with a quality of five centimeters per pixel, which means they can take a picture of your smart phone screen from 60,000 feet in the air.
You replied to an informative statement about surveillance balloons.
You made the assumption u/CONCORD was making some claim about a specific data collection operation going on.
Your assumption was wrong.
Does that clear things up?
Is that right?
Gregg Phillips hasn't informed the public of anything not already covered in 2000 Mules, so we have no idea what methods were used for data collection or if P-8s or surveillance balloons were utilized other than what is mentioned in that documentary.
"Gregg Phillips HASN'T INFORMED THE PUBLIC of anything not already covered in 2000 Mules, so WE HAVE NO IDEA what methods were used for data collection or if P-8s or surveillance balloons were utilized other than what is mentioned in that documentary."
Why do you keep bringing him up? What does he have to do with the claim of "cast iron coverage?"
Look at the post title and figure it out.
Why do you continue to avoid answering what data is being collected as part of the "cast iron coverage" claimed? How can one make the claim the coverage was "cast iron" without even knowing what was collected?
The only "claim" of cast iron coverage was in regards to the capabilities of the surveillance balloons to communicate any data collected with each other and command centers on the ground. If you purchase 6-7 balloons from that company, you can cover the entire continental United States as well as northern Mexico and southern Canada. The balloons have the ability to communicate through multiple means, including satellite, and are operating at 60,000 feet, which means their communication can't be scrambled by traditional anti-aircraft defenses, REGARDLESS OF WHAT DATA THEY ARE BEING USED TO COLLECT.
And I'm not avoiding your what data is being collected question. The answer is WE DON'T KNOW since you apparently don't understand WE HAVE NO IDEA.
You're wasting my time. The only curious thing is why I even bother responding to you at this point.
The person you originally replied to was providing information about surveillance balloons tracked by Monkey Werx and discussing their capabilities. He wasn't making any claims about Gregg Phillips using said balloons whatsoever.
How can you prove it is "cast iron coverage?"
Cast iron coverage simply means the surveillance balloons have long-range network capability in addition to high throughput with control centers on the ground.
Short answer- Persistent’s Wave Relay® mobile ad hoc network (MANET)
Need more information? Here's your starting point-
I'm not here to prove somebody else's claim. If this still doesn't answer your question, figure the rest out for yourself.
Why is it relevant?
It's not relevant and I've already told you that multiple times. You're replying to a comment about the capabilities of surveillance balloons tracked by Monkey Werx.
If you reply to this comment, I'm assuming you're forum sliding and getting paid for each additional reply. This is my last response on this thread.
The "coverage" part of "cast iron coverage" refers to a coverage area, which was defined as "the lower 48, southern Canada and northern Mexico."
The adjective "cast iron" refers to how solid and redundant that coverage is. In other words, because these balloons are "linked to satellite networks, ground stations and airborne assets," it's very hard to stop the download of any information acquired by these balloons.
What is being tracked? Anything the people operating the balloons want to as long as the capability exists. Vehicle and people movement could be easily tracked, as an example.
From the article -
Raven Aerostar produced a brief video in July of 2020, seen below, explaining the Thunderhead’s capabilities, emphasizing its ability to linger at extremely high altitudes over contested airspace. The company underscored that by networking balloons together, they can provide months of persistent services over a very large area. In the military and intelligence sense, these can include advanced networking capabilities, as well as carrying advanced radar sensors, electronic intelligence gathering systems, electronic warfare packages, optical payloads, and much more. Due to their high altitude, they can remain out of reach of many traditional anti-air countermeasures.
The cameras on these balloons are able to take photos with a quality of five centimeters per pixel, which means they can take a picture of your smart phone screen from 60,000 feet in the air.
You replied to an informative statement about surveillance balloons.
You made the assumption u/CONCORD was making some claim about a specific data collection operation going on.
Your assumption was wrong.
Does that clear things up?
Gregg Phillips hasn't informed the public of anything not already covered in 2000 Mules, so we have no idea what methods were used for data collection or if P-8s or surveillance balloons were utilized other than what is mentioned in that documentary.
"Gregg Phillips HASN'T INFORMED THE PUBLIC of anything not already covered in 2000 Mules, so WE HAVE NO IDEA what methods were used for data collection or if P-8s or surveillance balloons were utilized other than what is mentioned in that documentary."
Look at the post title and figure it out.
Why do you continue to avoid answering what data is being collected as part of the "cast iron coverage" claimed? How can one make the claim the coverage was "cast iron" without even knowing what was collected?
The only "claim" of cast iron coverage was in regards to the capabilities of the surveillance balloons to communicate any data collected with each other and command centers on the ground. If you purchase 6-7 balloons from that company, you can cover the entire continental United States as well as northern Mexico and southern Canada. The balloons have the ability to communicate through multiple means, including satellite, and are operating at 60,000 feet, which means their communication can't be scrambled by traditional anti-aircraft defenses, REGARDLESS OF WHAT DATA THEY ARE BEING USED TO COLLECT.
And I'm not avoiding your what data is being collected question. The answer is WE DON'T KNOW since you apparently don't understand WE HAVE NO IDEA.
You're wasting my time. The only curious thing is why I even bother responding to you at this point.
You're in a topic about Gregg Phillips.
The person you originally replied to was providing information about surveillance balloons tracked by Monkey Werx and discussing their capabilities. He wasn't making any claims about Gregg Phillips using said balloons whatsoever.
Cast iron coverage simply means the surveillance balloons have long-range network capability in addition to high throughput with control centers on the ground.
Short answer- Persistent’s Wave Relay® mobile ad hoc network (MANET)
Need more information? Here's your starting point-
https://www.ravenaerostar.com/news/raven-aerostar-and-persistent-systems-network-constellation-of-stratospheric-balloons-in-comms-demo
I'm not here to prove somebody else's claim. If this still doesn't answer your question, figure the rest out for yourself.
It's not relevant and I've already told you that multiple times. You're replying to a comment about the capabilities of surveillance balloons tracked by Monkey Werx.
If you reply to this comment, I'm assuming you're forum sliding and getting paid for each additional reply. This is my last response on this thread.
All I can picture after reading this entire comment exchange between you two...
https://youtu.be/izazdBpraC8