EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Law enforcement officials at all levels of government are employing technology to keep a bird’s-eye view of the border.
In South Texas, more aerostats — tethered blimps equipped with cameras and radar — have been popping up.
The aerostats are mostly Army surplus from the Afghanistan War but cost upwards of $400,000 a month each to operate. The cameras have a range of 25-40 miles, and the radars can detect movement as far as 200 miles away…