While the 2016 Olympics may have 47,000 security guards, 65,000 police officers, and 20,000 armed service personnel assigned by the Brazilian government to patrol the event, there is still a lot of ground to cover. There will be over 30 events through a span of 16 days that need to be on watch and, to help these personnel, there will be “all-seeing” blimps scouting the areas to record everything and anything that could possibly happen.
Originally developed by Logos Technology for U.S. forces, the balloons will feature 13 high-resolution cameras. The “aerostat” will be deployed through the company Altave, which is contracted by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice.