Friday, August 28, 2009

Battlefield Blimp Tracks Low-Flying Cruise Missiles

Blimps for Warfighters: Blimps fly high for missile defense. Raytheon

From Popular Science:

The Army flies a blimp that can detect cruise missiles up to 300 miles away.

Blimps first soared above battlefields in 1794 to spy on Austrian and Dutch troops. Now the U.S. Army wants them as radar platforms for defense against cruise missiles. A Raytheon-designed blimp made its first flight yesterday at Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

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My Comment: Old is new again .... but with better technology.

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