A blimp, for a drone ?

Catfish · 03-23-13, 02:24 PM

Found this interesting ..
"Giant Spy Blimp Battle Could Decide Surveillance’s Future"

"Surveillance drones like the Predator and the Reaper are starting to lose just a bit of their sheen in military circles, even though their number of “orbits,” or combat air patrols, has more than quadrupled in the last five years. Giant spy blimps are the new hotness."

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011...-blimp-battle/

Platapus · 03-23-13, 02:58 PM

Aerostats have been used successfully for decades and there are some very promising high altitude long endurance balloon platforms under development.

It is definitely an area I wish we were investing more money into.

03-23-13, 02:24 PM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	A blimp, for a drone ? Found this interesting .. "Giant Spy Blimp Battle Could Decide Surveillance’s Future" "Surveillance drones like the Predator and the Reaper are starting to lose just a bit of their sheen in military circles, even though their number of “orbits,” or combat air patrols, has more than quadrupled in the last five years. Giant spy blimps are the new hotness." http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011...-blimp-battle/

03-23-13, 02:58 PM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Aerostats have been used successfully for decades and there are some very promising high altitude long endurance balloon platforms under development. It is definitely an area I wish we were investing more money into. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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