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Lockheed Martin Aerostat Flies over the Akron Airdock

Posted on August 28, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

As announced in our post of August 19, Lockheed Martin has been flying a tethered Aerostat next to the Akron Airdock, near the Akron Fulton airport.

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Large tethered aerostat to make regular appearances over Akron Fulton airport

Posted on August 19, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Akron Beacon Journal – ohio.com By Jim Mackinnon Lockheed Martin will begin flying a large tethered aerostat – a small blimp – over Akron Fulton International Airport next week.

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CDOT to test fly blimp over I-25 to monitor Denver-area traffic

Posted on June 9, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Denver Business Journal – bizjournals.com/denver By Cathy Proctor The Colorado Department of Transportation this week will be test-flying a helium-filled blimp above Interstate 25 north of downtown Denver to monitor traffic.

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Zhuhai Air Show to Feature Chinese Typhoon-Resistant Airship

Posted on November 8, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Want China Times – wantchinatimes.com An airship developed by the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation that can hover 1,000 meters above the ground for more than two weeks is set to debut at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow in … Continue reading →

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Above and beyond: New surveillance system to guard against aerial, maritime threats

Posted on October 29, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Channel NewsAsia – channelnewsasia.com Singapore’s Aerostat System – a tethered balloon that uses low-level radar to detect threats as far as 200km away – will be deployed early next year.

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