Category Archives: Aerostats

Pentagon Seeks Blimps That Can Detect Threats for Saudi Arabia

Source: Bloomberg Government – bgov.com By Cameron Leuthy The Pentagon is seeking vendors that can supply Saudi Arabia with moored blimps, fifteen months after the U.S. State Department approved a possible $525 million Foreign Military Sale to the country.

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Blimp to Bring Broadband to Rural Areas Receives OK for Fremont Research Facility

Source: New Hampshire Union Leader – newhampshire.com By Jason Schreiber It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a … broadband blimp?

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Weather Too Poor for Weather Blimps to Measure Poor Weather

Source: KUAM News – kuam.com By Isa Baza Poor weather may be putting a damper on plans of French scientists to release miniature blimps into a developing tropical cyclone near Guam. The scientists are here in the hopes of collecting … Continue reading

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Israel’s RT develops high-altitude surveillance blimp

Source: IHS Jane’s 360 – janes.com By Yaakov Lappin Israeli aerostat manufacturer RT LTA Systems announced on 26 July that it was launching a new family of platforms under the name ‘SkyGuard’ that are designed to carry far heavier payloads … Continue reading

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Blimp-Mounted Cameras Will Watch Everything That Happens At the Rio Olympics

Source: Popular Science – popsci.com By Kelsey D. Atherton There is too much happening at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for any person to watch it all. Not just the sporting events, though there are over 30 events during … Continue reading

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