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Next year, BlueSky Mast marks 25 years in the fight.
BlueSky is a small defense contractor dedicated to delivering products and solutions that close mission-critical capability gaps for the warfighter. It started with the mast.
Speed. Portability. Versatility. Dependability. What the warfighter has counted on for 25 years, still getting better, still getting faster, and making the warfighter more lethal.
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So does every U.S. military service, from the Army to the Space Force, along with SOCOM, the intelligence community, the White House Communications Agency, DHS, the FBI, NASA and the State Department.
Who we are
Constant innovation only matters if you can deliver it. We can. We design in Largo, Florida, machine in-house on our 80,000+ sq ft campus there, and manufacture in Florida and North Carolina, so a new requirement moves from drawing to the field on our schedule, not someone else's.
The mast that once carried radio antennas now lifts 8 of the top 10 counter-UAS solutions, with new accessories built to hold radar and RF sensors rock-steady while they track small targets moving fast. Closing that gap is the job. It's why CHAOS puts its new VANQUISH PRIME on BlueSky Mast, alongside Silvus mesh radios and the U.S. Army's TRILOS terminals.
25 years in 2027
serving the warfighter
Vertically Integrated
80,000+ sq ft Largo campus, in-house machining
8 of the Top 10
counter-UAS solutions ride BlueSky Mast
Patented
U.S. Patent 8,534,622
The strongest military mast we offer. 175 lbs in the air, no vehicle under it.
What the warfighter has counted on for 25 years, still getting better, still getting faster, and making the warfighter more lethal.
Electromechanical vehicle mast, up to 25 m
Always preparing for the next fight.
Our tool-less mounts and quick-release accessories made us the number one choice for tactical communications. Physics didn't change. Tactics did. Secure Lock for C-UAS applications.
The new fight
A drone is small, fast and low. Your sensor can't blink.
Radios need height. Counter-UAS sensors need height and a dead-steady aim. Every bit of wobble at the top of the mast is error in the track. So we built Secure Lock: mounts and arms engineered to hold radar, RF and EO/IR gear locked on target, set by hand with no tools. It's why 8 of the top 10 C-UAS solutions ride BlueSky Mast.
The same tool-less interface that made BlueSky Mast the choice for tactical communications now carries the counter-UAS fight: 2 in. round arms from 3 to 48 in. that resist twist and flex, a roll-tilt bracket to dial in a radar or camera and lock the angle, and plates for radar, RF and comms that all ride one mast. Put it up by hand in minutes, guy it, and the sensor stays where you aimed it.
× BlueSky MastTracking small, fast threats starts with accessories and mounts designed to do just that. Secure Lock.
Tool-less retention. Goes on by hand; won't walk, slip or loosen in the wind.
2 in. round arms, 3 to 48 in. long, so an offset sensor holds its angle.
Roll-tilt bracket for fine alignment. First built for MatrixSpace radar.
Radar, RF and comms plates, including S-band and C-band antenna mounts, all ride the same Secure Lock interface.
Four radars, one mast. MatrixSpace 360 Radar nodes on Secure Lock round arms for full 360° low-airspace coverage.
Winch-raised tripod mast, 2 to 15 m
Built in the USA. Designed in Largo. Manufactured in Florida and North Carolina. Proven everywhere.
Checks as airline baggage. Stands up on a dock, a roof or a ridgeline.
Nine missions. One mast family.
Every BlueSky Mast deployment answers one question: what has to go up, and what is it trying to see, hear, stop or connect? Here is the map.
Line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight networks: MANET, point-to-point and SATCOM relay
Cameras, radar and EO/IR sensors elevated for persistent surveillance
Drone detection, tracking and defeat, elevated above the terrain
RF sensing, direction finding and spectrum operations with clear line of sight
Extend reach without a crew: UGV/UAS/USV platforms, tethered UAS, drone-in-a-box, launched effects, mast and power on unmanned platforms. BlueSky Robotics home portfolio.
Protect a place or a line: perimeter, border and critical-infrastructure sensing, force protection, entry control.
Same push-up speed. Twice the payload.
Five tripod series you carry in and set up anywhere. Two telescoping series that ride the vehicle or the trailer. Pick the platform. We'll match the mast.
Airline-checkable. Up in minutes on a rooftop, a dock or a ridgeline. 2 m, 50 lbs, one operator.
See the Sidekick →
Push-up masts one soldier carries in. 2 to 10 m for radios, cameras and lightning protection, no tools.
See the Standard Series →
Winch-raised tripods for C-UAS, ISR and comms sites. Up to 175 lbs, up to 18 m, rated to 90 mph wind.
See the Lift Series →
Screw-driven masts that hold any height and stay up on the move. Up to 25 m.
See MEC Series →
Winch-driven telescoping masts for tactical and support trucks. Manual or electric, 12/24 VDC or 120 VAC.
See the FM Series →
Telescoping masts on trailers, shelters and containers. Surveillance and C2 that tows in and stands watch.
Talk to a mast specialist →Height is an advantage. We deliver it in minutes.
The strongest military mast we offer. A two-person team puts up to 175 lbs of C-UAS, surveillance or communications gear in the air, with no vehicle underneath it.
The lightest mast we make. One soldier, no tools, up in minutes.
If it has to see farther, it rides a BlueSky Mast.
Three questions: how much does your payload weigh, how high does it need to go, and do you carry it in or does it ride on a vehicle?
Height that rides with the truck.
Top plates, side arm kits, pole mounts and grounding. The patented interface that made BlueSky Mast the choice for tactical communications.
Round arms, roll-tilt brackets and locked interfaces for C-UAS radar, RF and EO/IR gear that has to track small, fast targets.
Closing the gap is the job.
Talk to a mast specialist
How high does it need to go, how much does it weigh, and does one person carry it in or does it ride on a vehicle? Send us that and a mast specialist will reply with the right configuration and a quote.
Prefer to call? 1-877-411-MAST (6278) · sales@blueskyinnovations.com
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