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Raytheon Tests System Using Blimps, to Enhance Radar for F-15 Fighter Pilots Using Air-to-Air Missiles

Source: International Business Times By David Kashi Floating 10,000 feet (3.048 m) in the air, a 240-foot (73 m) blimp can detect, track and target a variety of threats in a system developed by Raytheon Co., the Massachusetts-based defense and … Continue reading

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$22 million blimp to fill gap in surveillance of North Korea

Source: Stars and Stripes – stripes.com By Jon Rabiroff and Yoo Kyong Chang A blimp will soon be hovering over several islands just south of the disputed maritime border between the two Koreas, filling a surveillance gap.

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JLENS, the Military Surveillance Airship, Is Ready for Action

Source: Popular Mechanics By Darren Orf Surveillance aerostat JLENS complete its training program and could enter active service within a year.

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