LEMV: Not Your Father's Blimp Lockheed Martin Airships Can Defeat Roadside Bombers, Says Ex-US Officer -- The Register
'ILLEGAL foot-dragging by air force kills our troops'
An ex-US air force officer has said that unmanned spy airships capable of defeating terrorist/insurgent bombers could have been in service years ago, saving many lives among US and allied troops. He says that the technology was "illegally" sidelined by senior officers determined to preserve satellite and aircraft budgets.
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Update: Ex-Officer Says Air Force's Failure to Deploy Airships Costs Lives -- Popular Science
My Comment: Both articles are eye openers to how the military sometimes functions .... and this is a small military program.
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