Kestrel is a wide-area motion imagery (or persistent surveillance) system used on aerostats at U.S. forward operating bases in Afghanistan to monitor the surrounding areas.
[1] Developed by Logos Technologies, the system is equipped with electro-optical and infrared cameras, providing day/night force protection and overwatch to troops.
[2] Kestrel has its roots in Constant Hawk, a wide-area sensor suite developed by Logos Technologies as well, [3] in 2006, for use on crewed U.S. Army aircraft.
[6] In 2017, Logos Technologies unveiled its even lighter Kestrel Block II wide-area motion imagery system at the International Defence Exhibition & Conference, in Abu Dhabi.
[14][15] • Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System (ARGUS-IS) • Constant Hawk • CorvusEye 1500 • Gorgon Stare • Redkite • Wide-area_motion_imagery