Yes, we do. Yes, they are!

An Atlas 5 was it's power source to orbit then, I presume, the power source is similar to the shuttle's...

Other questions?

BBB:

Might wanna Google Blacklight. They're just like WSGI- all hat and no cattle.

BBB:

It's been a long time since Chem 101 but doesn't the single hydrogen electron already orbit in the lowest shell there is? It would seem that to orbit lower the electron would have to go a lot faster and doesn't it already orbit at the speed of light? What's faster than that? Just asking...

And You're right! One of the WLT mine managers told me he takes analysts underground quite often and tries to explain the diff between Steam coal and Met coal. They ALL lump WLT in with Energy (steam coal) and not with the primary metals sector (Met coal.)

"Gas has moved in and plants are being converted."

Do you know what MET coal is?

I remember $140!

ATT Strikes again!!

I'm not in the phone book! I'm not in the gd phone book? Why? I've been in the phone book for thirty years but not this year. I pay to be in the phone book, but I'm not in it!

ATT won't admit any error,
"Oh, it must be the publisher."
"Well how do I call the publisher?"
"We don't have that information..."

So far three other of my friends aren't in it either. For NO reason. And we won't be in it for at least a year!

Somebody FU'd and they won't admit it. They just want to throw money at me (bill credits) and hope I'll go away quietly. That's what they do. And THAT's why I don't believe in this company anymore!

This kind of arrogance and incompetence is part of why the Justice Dept. broke them up all those years ago to start with!

God, I miss BellSouth!

Anybody heard from mide? He always had sage commentary at times like this...

FAA announces drone testing sites.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/30/22111103-drones-take-next-step-with-announcement-of-test-sites?lite

I thought we'd seen video of it in the 1-2000' altitude range...?

Off the leash.

Neither were they "trying" to run Willys out of business,

they just did!

Neither were they trying to run Willys out of business,

they just did!

Just remember Willys invented the Jeep but the gov't put the design out for bids. Willys didn't get it and soon went out of business. It wouldn't take much of a design change to make the BiB a completely different animal. Then a competitor could profit from WSGI's invention.

That assumes that someone with the "new" money actually wants to buy these things.

And the share price drops...?

And the plot thickens...

As the US's continued involvement in Afghanistan is iffy at the moment and as the WASP is a tactical device, the usefulness of it going forward is in question. It is a device for tactical use in "hot" wars or in occupation scenarios for watching out for any insurgents. (The DoD contractors NEED wars so they can real-world test their products.)

Face it, the outrage over all-encompassing surveillance of American citizens by the gov't or Google or Amazon, just isn't there! For the most part, people just don't care ("First they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak up...then they came...")

As a conspiracy-theorist type I CAN see it's usefulness in deploying to surveil civil unrest. As the US gov't becomes, domestically, more powerful and less capable of doing anything right, I believe we will see more small forms of insurgency here and there and that under the guise of preventing "terrorism" the sales of the WASP will trickle down to local LE as a means of enforcement, first for large events then smaller ones then all the time and THAT is where the sales will be. IMO.

I'm still waiting

for my 2nd, or is it the 3rd, "regular newsletter" from mgnt.

(sigh!)

Normal?

So we can expect this next year, too? And the next? And the...

Nice day!

Since the beginning, I've thought the name was kinda Big Brotherish. I do agree it's a little late to change it now. Plus the big shots in the gov't probably like the implications of the name- WORLD surveillance!

FYI: Redstone Arsenal/Huntsville, AL (along with Houston, TX) was the birthplace of the US space program (think, Werner von Braun) and a tremendous contributor right up through the shuttle program. The BIG rocket engines were developed and tested there. I presume they still are... Huntsville still has a large contingent of gov't contractors and aerospace consultants.

BBB: Thanks for that!

Has this been posted?

U.S. Army SMDC helps WASP fly
November 26, 2013

By Jason B. Cutshaw, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Public Affairs

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command is working to develop a new platform to help troops in the field have a tactical edge while communicating.

The Winch Aerostat Small Platform, or WASP, is a mobile, tactical-sized aerostat capable of carrying a variety of payloads in support of military operations.

An aerostat is a tethered craft that remains aloft primarily through the use of buoyant lighter than air gases, which impart lift to a vehicle with nearly the same overall density as air. Aerostats are so named because they use "aerostatic" lift, which is a buoyant force that does not require movement through the surrounding air mass.

Common applications include network communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. WASP leverages well-understood aerostat technology to elevate network payloads to an advantaged height to enable persistent network connectivity while reducing risk to units conducting retransmission missions. It is controlled via a launcher operated by Soldiers possessing common soldier skills.

"The system was chosen to participate in the Network Integration Evaluation 14.1 as a 'System Under Evaluation,'" said Jeff Faunce, deputy, Experiments Division, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Battle Lab. "WASP was employed in NIE 14.1 by four signal Soldiers supporting live maneuver elements. The primary mission of WASP was to enable network extension by elevating radio payloads to altitudes up to 1,000 feet. WASP operated from fixed sites, executed jump operations, and participated as a live operational asset that could be taken out by opposing forces, or OPFOR, engagement."

WASP was designed and built by Lighter Than Air Systems, Jacksonville, Fla., and is designed to be operated from fixed sites and remote locations.

"SMDC has done initial coordination with the product manager - Meteorological and Target Identification Capabilities, or PM-MaTIC," Faunce said. "We have also coordinated with both the Signal Center of Excellence and Aviation Center of Excellence regarding participation in the NIE -- particularly related to extending the network from elevated and aerial platforms."

Faunce said the organizations leading the NIE are known as the Triad. The Triad consists of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command - Brigade Modernization Command; assistant secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) - System of Systems Integration Directorate; and the Army Test and Evaluation Command.

"WASP has been a product of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab," Faunce said. "Personnel from the SMDC Technical Center also assisted in preparing, training, and supporting the system at NIE 14.1.

"SMDC personnel conducted New Equipment Training for two weeks in August followed by support to the field communications exercise and pilot tests for two additional weeks in October," he added. "The NIE execution phases were conducted Nov. 4-15.

Faunce talked about WASP and SMDC's role in its development, and why it is important to the command and ultimately Soldiers in the field.

"WASP was developed in cooperation with Lighter Than Air Systems who took design input from SMDC to fabricate a system conducive to supporting Army ground maneuver at the tactical level," Faunce said. "WASP's importance rests in its ability to extend the range of Army radios by elevating them to heights eight to 10 times that of the existing Army tower capability. This enables increased operational dispersion and supports 'connected maneuver' -- the flexibility to operate at extended distances yet remain connected to the network.

"Unlike other aerostats, WASP was operated by Soldiers directly in support of tactical maneuver," he added. "Existing capabilities are not only much larger but are also much less mobile and operated by civilian contractors. Adding a tactical-sized aerostat to the Army inventory potentially represents an inexpensive solution to extend the Army network to the tactical edge without the need for additional Soldiers or the expense and logistics associated with contractors on the battlefield."

I can't wait that long!

I didn't realize the Wrights were that old!

Did it take them 10 years?

turbo: With all due respect, it's always "the next six months" or "by the next SHM" or some down-the-road excuse! Sorry, but that's my experience.

Just MO based on long experience with this company...

turbodog: I would LOVE for this compnay to succeed, I've just come to believe it probably won't.

holter: IMO, airline greed will win out and air travel will become even more unpleasant than it is now...

run: Ditto. Amen!

I would think a field unit would need two BIB's so when one is down for a gas-up the other is up for persistent surveillance.

All of this crap could end tomorrow if this stupid company had a product somebody wanted!

"their legacy wireline services" are going away which is a shame since the technology is very mature and almost never goes down! All ATT wanted from BellSouth was Cingular but BellSouth insisted they take the copper, too. Now ATT is evolving away from all-but-essential copper. So E911 has to rely on iffy GPS instead of hard street addresses to find your dying ass!

It's funny. It seems every time I deliver a rant against this company, the next day they come out with a PR that seems to indicate progress. Maybe I should rant more...?

Company News
Lighter Than Air Systems Receives Order for Blimp in a Box Sustainment Equipment to Support the U.S. Army
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Sustainment Equipment to Be Utilized in Further Blimp in a Box Training and Evaluation Exercises at the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Polk, LA
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL -- (Marketwired) -- 11/20/13 -- Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. ("LTAS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of World Surveillance Group Inc. (OTCQB: WSGI), a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems, has received an order from prime defense contractor A-T Solutions, Inc. for sustainment equipment related to its Blimp in a Box™ aerostat systems ("BiB"). The BiB related components are to be delivered and installed in staged shipments beginning immediately and to be completed within 30 days. The sustainment equipment will be used to support the training and evaluation exercises taking place at the U.S. Army Garrison in Fort Polk, Louisiana.

The two LTAS BiB aerostat systems currently in use at the Army's base at Fort Polk were delivered earlier this year under a contract award from the United States Department of Defense which included on-location support, installation and training for the BiB systems. The BiBs are intended to provide semi-persistent, mobile intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ("ISR") at the platoon level. Each BiB system can provide low cost, mobile ISR for days, weeks or months with the aerostat system only requiring a rapid 15 minute recovery and re-launch helium top-off every 24-36 hours.

WSGI President and CEO, Glenn D. Estrella, stated, "We are excited by our growing relationship with the Army and this order for sustainment equipment for the BiBs evidences their continued use of and training on these remarkable systems. We intend to give the Army our full support as our BiBs are placed through vigorous training exercises and evaluations. We look forward to the opportunity to provide the DoD with a low cost, reliable ISR capability to support the warfighter."

For more information about WSGI and LTAS, please visit http://www.wsgi.com and www.ltascorp.com.

About World Surveillance Group Inc.

World Surveillance Group Inc. (WSGI) designs, develops, markets and sells autonomous, lighter-than-air advanced aerostats and UAS capable of carrying payloads that provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ("ISR"), security and/or wireless communications solutions at low and mid altitudes. WSGI's aerial assets are designed for integration with electronics systems and other high technology payloads for use by government-related and commercial entities that require real-time ISR or communications support for military, homeland defense, border control, drug interdiction, natural disaster relief, maritime and environmental missions. For more information regarding WSGI, please visit www.wsgi.com, or view our reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on http://www.sec.gov.

About Lighter Than Air Systems Corp.

Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. (LTAS), a wholly owned subsidiary of World Surveillance Group Inc (WSGI), provides critical aerial and land based surveillance and communications solutions to Government and commercial customers. LTAS systems are designed and developed in-house utilizing proprietary technologies and processes that result in compact, rapidly deployable aerostat solutions and mast based systems that have been proven to fulfill critical requirements by the military and law enforcement in the U.S. and to our allies around the world.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release constitute forward-looking statements. These statements include those regarding WSGI's or LTAS' relationships with the Army and DoD and our ability to continue and/or expand such relationships, the suitability of the LTAS aerostat systems or components for any particular application, the ability of the LTAS aerostat systems or components to satisfy customer demands or requirements or meet any specific challenges, the ability of the LTAS aerostat systems or components to function in accordance with their design expectations, the timing of delivery of any aerostat system or equipment, the capabilities, characteristics and advantages of, and costs related to, the LTAS aerostat systems or components or WSGI's other technology, products and services, the further advancement, development or commercialization of any of LTAS' or WSGI's products, the ability of WSGI or LTAS to secure further business with the DoD or other new customers or grow revenues, and the ability of WSGI to execute on its strategies or to accomplish any of its goals or objectives. The words "forecast," "project," "intend," "expect," "plan," "should," "would," and similar expressions and all statements, which are not historical facts, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, any of which could cause the Company to not achieve some or all of its goals or the Company's previously reported actual results, performance (finance or operating) to change or differ from future results, performance (financing and operating) or achievements, including those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no, and hereby disclaims any, obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

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Source: World Surveillance Group Inc.

Released November 20, 2013
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I sure am enjoying

that "regular newsletter" from management keeping us updated on the status of things!

I guess they're too busy building and shipping units to keep that promise, either...

One would think this shiny, "new" company

would do some shiny new things and actually accomplish something. Instead, it looks like more of the dirty, "old" company's behavior...

"Oh, but these things take time." I, and many others, have given them ten years or even more... So...how long? Jeez, SHOW us something already!

A billion shares! That's criminal! IMO.

gtel: Didn't GTEL bump $5

after the Russian announcement?

I believe it did!