Tethered Drones as Tactical Aerial Telecommunications Relays
Feedback from Omega Dev Group and Federal Resources
Blair Hickey, Managing Director at Omega Dev Group, and Mark Stone, C4/ISR Business at Federal Resources, two Experts in Tactical Telecommunications, share their opinion on the use of tethered drones as tactical aerial telecommunications relays.
Guest Speaker

Blair Hickey
Former military in the Australian Defence Force,
Managing Director at Omega Dev Group
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Key Highlights
- Tethered drones as tactical communication relays: Tethered drones offer extended communication range, improved line-of-sight and can be rapidly deployed for tactical operations.
- Reducing ground clutter effects: By placing the antenna at a higher elevation, it reduces the chance of signal interference caused by ground-based obstacles such as buildings, vegetation, or uneven terrain.
- Tethered drones vs other equipment: Key differences between tethered drones and other equipment such as aerostats resides in the flexibility, weather tolerance, and intelligence of the tethered UAS.
Hosted by

Blair Hickey
Former military in the Australian Defence Force, Managing Director at Omega Dev Group
Brad Giffin
C4ISR team member at Federal Resources working on tactical communications integration projects